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Abdominal adhesion

Digestive Health | Last Active: Jul 5, 2023 | Replies (28)

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@docmeehan

Hello @johnbishop , This discussion is of interest to me since I have an abdomen full of adhesions, have had a partial small bowel obstruction and have had a laparoscopic adhesion lysis all in the last 10 months. I have persistent abdominal and back pain but have been managing fairly well with a low fiber diet with a small dose of Miralax daily but my doctors have been trying to get me to increase my soluble fiber intake. Every time I start to add a little more fiber to my diet I develop persistent diarrhea so I resort to a liquid diet until it stops. I am hesitant to add Meta Mucil to help control the diarrhea because I know that it could cause another blockage.

I would like to know how other people who are cursed with a situation such as mine deal with it
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I need all the help I can get! Thank you so much for any advice you can give me.

docm

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I don't have any adhesions but have had a running battle with constipation over the years. After my bilateral inguinal hernia surgery I've been living with Miralax daily and trying to switch over to more fiber. I did find a organic soluble fiber (Heather's Tummy Fiber for IBS) that I like but it is a little more difficult to mix with cold or hot water or beverages. It is also supposed to help with diarrhea or constipation but you have to start it at a lower dose and work your way up until your diarrhea or constipation is resolved. Here's the link to their website but you can also get it on Amazon - https://www.heatherstummycare.com/p/suplmts_acacia-can/tummy-fiber-acacia-senegal-can/. It has fixed my constipation but I still haven't quite found the balance. Now I'm doing 2 tsps twice a day and it's keeping me unplugged 🙂