At Tue, 7 May 2002, meg wrote:
> I just want say i sometimes get this crampy feeling! I just had surgery, since my surgery i can eat again YAY!! I read some where that a total blockage is'nt immpossible, more like a partial which is loose and watery! I at one time had a hard time eating solids some things still bother me at times, yesterday i ate soupes and yogurt ect.. But there again I have IBS! I too take MOM...You might want to try stool softners with out the laxative with MOM>>>>another thing you can take without harm is lactolous syrup but you need a dr. to prescribe it.....Also miralax..there again you need a dr. Call your dr please!!!
The key to all this awful adhesion stuff is a good dr..and a positive
attitude i know its hard but try !
Call your DR. Asap...sending tons of hugs hon hang in there!!!!
Love Colette
>I have been following the forum for several months now but have been >suffering from adhesions since my 1998 hysto.Does anyone out there get >"flare ups". Well >that is what I call them..Partial obstructions where I get bloated, >distended, pain in sort of waves,the now familiar ripping and tearing >feeling, crampy, not able to go BM except small amounts very loose. How >long do partial obstructions take to clear. I am imagining that I have >a loop of bowel that is kinked or something. I take milk of mag, try to >drink more water,eat small meals,soft foods, smoothies. I had a >hamburger saturday evening and half way through it I knew I was in >trouble. I finially found a good pain doc and I think with feeling so >much better not being in constant pain I started thinking I could start >eating normaly again. WRONG! Every time I get one I get scared it will >turn into full obstruction.Anyone out there with advice. I am >wonderiong if I need anti-inflamitorys or a different laxative..this one >isn't working???