Digestive Health Support Group

Recently I was told I needed to have this surgery and am terrified about it. Would love to hear some personal experiences from people who...

Hello Mayo Clinic Connect Community, I am interested in research, links, clinical notes, personal incidences re: segmental colon resection surgery effects on serum lipid levels,...

I have had diverticular problems for years. This year I was diagnosed with IBS – see. I have had SIBO testing, numerous x-rays and ultrasounds...

Hi there-I've been referred for liver resection surgery. I've had all the workups; MRI, MRCI, bloodwork, liver biopsy...no conclusive results as to why there is...

I wanted to share my recent experience of a robotic sigmoid colon resection. I am now 5 weeks post-surgery and think this is a good...

I’m three months out from non cancer Colin resection surgery. 18 staples and it wasn’t a walk in the park- anyone else have urinary track...

Hello.... my story has a few spin offs, kinda related, so I'll try hard and make it concise. It started with a right hip replacement...

Hi All, My name is Tracy. I had sigmoid colon resection just about 7 weeks ago for diverticulitis. Before surgery, I could count on one...

Eight months ago I start having a lot of pain in my abdominal area had an MRI was told I had an adult intussusception and...

I have resectioning surgery in a couple of days. I now have an abscess (under my skin, not in my bowels) that I'm fighting to...

It’s been 4+weeks since my resection. Found a cancerous polyp during a routine screening. Some frustration over the lack of information given by the surgeon...

My son suffered abdominal trauma that required small bowel resection 3 weeks ago. This was his 4th abdominal surgery over the course of several years....

Hello, I'm a 60 year old, and what I thought was a very healthy male all of my life. No smoking, drinking, on no meds,...

Nonverbal, 48 yr daughter hospitalized with sigmoid volvolus yesterday, a decompression procedure done, now surgeons want to do resection..She is having behaviors in hospital but...

Approximately, 2 yrs ago I had a resection at the junction of the large and small intestine (5” of the large intestine removed as well...

Had a colectomy a week ago. Have to admit I was taken aback by its difficulties. Hardest surgery I have ever had of many. I...

I hope I am posting in the right section! I am almost four weeks in recovery from surgery to resection my colon because I have...

I have had 4 occurrences this past year treated with antibiotics and Mesalamine ER and now getting ready for surgery. This last occurrence I ended...

My husband, 62, 2 weeks ago had a surgery for a bowel volvulus. He s still in hospital because they found he has anemia. He...

I have had two bowel ruptures w peritonitis, two ostomies (colostomy and ileostomy), and two reversals in less than 2 years.Five in all. It's been...