Re: Can adhesions cause bowel movement pain??
From: toni welsh (twelsh1@hotmail.com)
Sat Jul 14 19:20:51 2001
At Fri, 13 Jul 2001, kimberly wrote:
>
>I had a hysterectomy 1/9/2001, there were some complications,
>my bladder was sliced, and there was more endometreosis than
>suspected, my Dr said she had her hands full. Anyways, my healing
>was going slow but sure in the right direction, until a month
>ago. I got stabbing pain in my right lower side while walking,
>pain was very tense. We sat down, and slowly made our way back
>to the hotel. I had some gas, and then a bm when we got back to the
>hotel. I was tender in that area for a few days,
> tried using Ben Gay for relief. When we returned
>home I went to my GP and he was concerned re: appendix, so I
>had a CT which came back good, and he sent me to my GYN, she
>concluded that it is adhesions around the bowel.
> Until yesterday all was well, and
>then boom, another episode just like the first, same exact thing, it
>lasts about 1 1/2 hour with intense pain in that area, some gas
>and than I have a bm and things start to lighten up, I am still
>tender today. I have a daily bm each morning, so this is puzzling to
>me. I printed off the low residue/low fiber diet I found
>on this site and am going to give that a try. The info here is
> priceless!! Is this common with
>adhesions in that area?? I know the only way to know for sure is
>more surgery, and from the info on this site, that is a question.
>I worry about an obstruction or worse. It is not a "constant" pain
>and it comes out of the blue, no warning??? Any help would be
>greatly appreciated!! Thank-you
I wish I could help you this is exactly the pain I get and tender
sfterward, but I ony go when I take alot of laxatives, and they are
cramping my bowel bad! When I had my last lysis of adhesions I had bowel
,ovement every morning for only 3 weeks!!
Toni