When I was 9 years old I had a sucession of surgeries, eventually resulting in my having an Ileostomy...which is a permanent Colostomy. I have had a number of other medical problems resulting in all types of abdmonial surgeries also, but my adhesion problems start in a small way way back then.
Choosing carefully the foods that may affect you may help the situation and your doctor is right in not wanting to rush into more surgery.
Here is my email if you would like to talk about things, please make a mention of who you are if you should decide to write :)
-Mandii
At Fri, 26 Oct 2001, anonymous wrote:
>Hello, October 25, 2001
>I have been looking on the internet to find someone who has experienced
>the same pain through bowel surgeries. "Pam" seems to be the one I can
>closely indentify with. About every 3 or 4 weeks my adhesions from my 4
>past surgies in 5 years have been so painful, lasting up to 10 hours. I
>have been to the ER several times these past few months and my surgeon
>beleives he would rather wait then do more surgery to remove the scar
>tissue. It is around the stoma of my colonostomy and also I beleive at
>the end of the stomach into the colon area.
>I take Flexiril (Muscle relaxors) to sedate myself while the adhesions
>work themselves out? I really don't know what to do and would be very
>greatful for anyone who has any info about adhesions to write me. My
>email is DollyPollysmom@aol.com. Please use the word adhesions in any
>opening emails.
>Thank you - Jeanne
>
>At Tue, 21 Mar 2000, Robyne Hinks wrote:
>>
>>Dear Pam I too have had most of those symptoms.There is a never ending
>>history of bowel obstructions after bowel obstructions.A low residue diet is
>>one of the answers(definitely no fibre as it tends to swell the bowel and
>>that causes pain).To keep regular and reasonably soft stools use things like
>>prune or pear juice at least three 350ml glasses a day and also agarol(I
>>dont know whether you have it in the states).My dietician said that friut
>>juices are not very high in fibre because it is the bulk of the fruit that
>>has the fibre.Never have citrus fruit because your digaestive systemcannot
>>digest the bulky part of citrus and it can clog your system very easily.Also
>>any type of seeds nuts corn peas and most green veges.Go lightly on meat and
>>chicken try to stay on fish.Soy products are better than dairy foods.Love
>>Robyne
>>
>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <Psycologis@aol.com>
>>To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net>
>>Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 12:38 PM
>>Subject: Adhesions following bowel surgeries
>>
>>> I am a 46 year old woman who has had 3 bowel surgeries with a prominent
>>> surgeon at a prestigious Chicago hospital. These surgeries followed a
>>> laproscopic surgery for endometriosis at which time,a total hyterectomy
>>and
>>> ovaries were removed. The first bowel surgery was a total colectomy, with
>>> rectum reconstruction. The second followed the develpment of peritonitis
>>and
>>> an abscess, at which time a temporary ileostomy was put into place; and
>>the
>>> third and last, was an ileostomy take down. Currently I have pain in my
>>left
>>> side, which the surgeon identified as adhesions and a protrusion, which he
>>> labelled a loop in the bowel caused by adhesions. Since then a local
>>surgeon
>>> and a GI doctor at the same prominent Chicago hospital have labelled this
>>> lump, a hernia. I had these surgeries for chronic constipatin and colonic
>>> inertia. The colon was found to be longer than usual, but other than that
>>> only endometriosis was found on it at the time of biopsy. I continue to
>>have
>>> bowel difficulities, pain and am running low on trust after what I have
>>been
>>> through these last 13 months. Has anyone had similar experience or would
>>a
>>> doctor have an idea on what my next step should be. I am told that the
>>> hernia is not currently life threatening, and that it will take quite some
>>> time to regulate my bowels without a colon....I am using Miralax and going
>>> easy on the fiber, which doesn't serve a purpose without a colon....and
>>> trying to get some exercise when I can. I do some mild stretching
>>exercises
>>> while lying on the floor, ride a stationary bike and walk or shop when I
>>am
>>> not in the bathroom or in the doctor's office. Any support/suggestions
>>would
>>> be appreciated.
>>> Patient Pam
>>>