>----- Original Message -----
From: "Rose" <rpoinsett99@yahoo.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 1:47 PM
Subject: Adhesions, Bowel Obstruction and Ab-Tronic
> I had a bowel resection when I was born however I never had a problem
> with adhesions until this past December. I was in the hospital for 4
> days with an NG tube. The obstruction eased and I was discharged. My
> question is...has anyone heard of a correlation between the new
> electrical stimulation contraptions that are being sold on infomercials
> like the Ab-Tronic or Ab-Isolator. You put it around your stomach and
> it sends electrical impulses to your muscles and the end result is
> supposed to be tight, firm abs. I was using this for about two weeks
> when I got the obstruction. I was wondering if the electrical impulses
> could cause the adhesions to cause problems? Thanks for any input.
>