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Bowel obstructions caused by adhesions following abdominal surgery
Digestive Health | Last Active: Jan 18, 2023 | Replies (440)Comment receiving replies
I had pelvic surgery roughly 10yrs ago, in August 2019 I had my first bowel obstruction caused from adhesions. I’m May of 2020 I had my second bowel obstruction due to adhesions, this surgery was much worse. My surgeon tried laparoscopy but had to stop and do a mid line incision because of how dense the adhesions were. She accidentally nicked my intestines which caused a infection, long story short I spent two months in the hospital. Fast forward to January 2021 I had appendicitis and once again another surgeon knowing I had adhesions tried avoiding the area we thought was the worst. But he made several small incisions and nicked my intestines. I ended up with abcsesses and spent almost a month in the hospital very sick.
My question is are their other people going through similar problems? Did anyone ever warn you about the possibility of adhesions when you had your first surgery? Does anyone know about anything that will help stop the recurring bowel obstructions caused by adhesions?
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Hi susan824,
I'm sorry to hear about your bowel obstructions, I've been there and it is certainly not fun.
Can you tell me how you go about finding a massage therapist who treats adhesions. I'm interested in doing this and I don't know where to start. Good luck and I hope your situation can be improved.
I have had two obstructions after my appendix ruptured and sepsis in 2015. I have also had many obstructive episodes that didn’t require surgery. In 2017 I had adhesiolysis. Now I have a mobile cecum with bascule probably due to adhesions.
Adhesions are very strong. They are basically scar tissue. Most professionals don’t believe massage can remove them or cure the adhesion issues.
I actually read about Clear Passage and have talked to several professionals about them. But I don’t know about you but I’ve been told straight up that adhesions don’t hurt?!’ They obviously have not been in my shoes.
I am trying as many different things to relieve pain..yoga, tai chi, acupuncture..I’m looking fir professionals who understand. I will be traveling down south this fall and hope to find a Dr or Dr’s in Seattle who can help. I may have something similar to a stint put in a narrowing spot in my intestines to hopefully help with blockages. I’m just learning about this so I’m not really knowledgeable about it yet.
I’ll post more information as I learn more.
I am new to this forum and feel compelled to share my experience. After hysterectomy in 2016 I was back a week later for SBO emergency resection. Which was followed by many complete and partial blockages at home and various hospitals. A few while away on vacation. I get the angst of it all. The mental stress the ng tube!! And the pain!! No longer having the luxury of eating what is considered healthy for most but may cause another trip to the hospital. So much time looking into solutions which may or may not help. One new thing I am doing since my last complete obstruction which did thankfully clear up on its own is Castor Oil Packs. External. With organic cotton cloth and heating pad over that for an hour and the cloth still overnight. Load it on. Slow transit is something I work on daily. Yoga really really does work to help ease the adhesions. Nothing but surgery will fix but that is the conundrum ~ as you all know it causes them too. My plan is if I have to do surgery again (last one was 2020) but I did recently have a complete block out of nowhere plan is to right away start with the pelvic manipulation with a really great therapist which I haven’t found yet. I think it’s really important to do right after surgery well maybe the 6week wait or whatever. Just not years later. But idk maybe it helps them too. Still trying to figure it all out. Clear passage has been on my radar just the cost of it is a deterrent. Would love to hear if it has worked. Like an MRI before and after this treatment. Wondering also if this could make it worse? Idk. Different for everyone I’m sure.
This is so helpful to know I’m not alone!!
Does a mobile cecum with bascule always need surgery? I would rather not have another abdominal surgery.
I have been having bowel problems for 2 years, impacted many times up until several months ago and it was obstructed twice in the past couple of months. I had exploratory surgery 4 weeks ago and the surgeon could not see any cause and no adhesions. He is now sending me for a CT enterography in the next couple of weeks. I still do not feel well several times a week and have nausea several times a week and take gravol. I had a colonoscopy in early April and slight derverticulosis. I have cut out walnuts, pumpkin seeds, popcorn and raw vegetables hoping that might help. I just would like to have a diagnosis and know what I might be able to do to stop these bowel problems. I have been taking a full cap of Restoralax every day for a year on the advice of one doctor. I no longer have a family doctor, he has retired.
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Thank you. I probably won’t go to one because I’m already swimming in copays that I can’t afford. But it’s nice to know that there are massage therapists who specialize in adhesions. Have a wonderful trip!