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Hi Becky, haven’t been able to find you on this site. I’m new and find myself...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/636206/

Discussion: Slow transit constipation and surgery

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Sep 17, 2021

@hopeful33250 - I would say 2-3 weeks of hard time recovery, meaning, surgery discomfort, bathroom frequency,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/848506/

Discussion: Diverticulitis prevention

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Apr 24, 2023

They have a pill that they are working on for adhesions? To prevent or to clean...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/853814/

Discussion: Pain still 1yr and 4Mth post Colorectal Surgery

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: May 3, 2023

I am new to this forum and feel compelled to share my experience. After hysterectomy in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/842130/

Discussion: Reoccurring Bowel Obstructions due to adhesions

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Apr 12, 2023

Hello Virgo. I understand your frustration with lack of follow up after a resection. I’m 13...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/284938/

Discussion: Sigmoid colon resection: What to expect for recovery?

Support Group: Colorectal Cancer

Posted: Jan 5, 2021

I had an emergency bowel resection last August. I had a twisted intestine and a portion...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/878482/

Discussion: Permanent SIBO due to removal of ileocecal valve

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Jun 14, 2023

I had a sigmoid resection because of diverticulitis 15 months ago. I live in chronic lower...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/881961/

Discussion: Severe pain 1 yr after colon resection

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Jun 20, 2023

XIFAXAN is the best. I have to take it with an antibiotic I have a gastric...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/91237/

Discussion: Small intestine bacterial overgrowth

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Jun 12, 2020

Hi @tearose, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I can understand your reluctance to undergo a major...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/312150/

Discussion: Liver Resection: Is surgery the only option?

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: May 27, 2020

Hi! I am so sorry that you are dealing with this as well. It is not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/233589/

Discussion: Tips for managing chronic Small Bowel Obstructions

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Aug 16, 2019

Hi tennisgolf: You sound kind of like me, even your age, 70+. My complaint is somewhat...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/271601/

Discussion: Is it Diverticulitis or IBS?

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Aug 12, 2019

I recently had a abdominal CT to check on a hernia, but they found a celiac...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/109223/

Discussion: Celiac Artery Aneurysm: Anyone else with same illness?

Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms

Posted: Jan 28, 2019

@ukmalsman @kariulrich Sorry, I meant to answer your questions about the Cancer surgeon and resent tests...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/131539/

Discussion: Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS)

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Dec 7, 2018

Hello jimmoran87, When I read your post I got the chills! I have so much empathy...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/944365/

Discussion: Debilitating condition for 2 years now in 26-28 aged male

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Oct 8, 2023

@jkarmazin i never liked over the counter "fiber". Found they absorbed all the water from my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/890364/

Discussion: Just diagnosed with tortuous colon

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Jul 5, 2023

I have had Crohns for 50 years! Back in those days no one ever heard about...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/999158/

Discussion: Colon Resection for Diverticulitis and Chronic Constipation

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Jan 17 4:29pm

I had a sigmoid bowel resection for diverticulitis in June 23. The surgery went fine but...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1000198/

Discussion: Diverticulitis and now going to have a Sigmoid colon resection

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Jan 19 3:21pm

I’ve had multiple abdominal and pelvic surgeries and I’m full of scar tissue and severe adhesions....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/919582/

Discussion: Pain in old gallbladder surgery site

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Aug 27, 2023

I’m not a doctor but I have experience with a colon resection and small bowel resection....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/970978/

Discussion: Severe pain 1 yr after colon resection

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Nov 27, 2023

I was recently hospitalized for a sigmoid volvulus. They got it under control and I left...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/963090/

Discussion: Bowel resection for redundant colon

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Nov 11, 2023

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