I forgot to mention that exersise is also a very important factor in a healthy and functioning bowel too. Gentle waling is the best exersise and if you are able to find something else, like swimming....then include that too. Shane recently bought me a step machine & find it very useful as I am only going up & down so it seems to irritate everything far less! I started off with three minute sessions which admittedley didn't do much calorie burning BUT my fifteen minute sessions are starting to burn them off...well little by little. My doctor is very happy & says whatever works comfortably is great! So Happy stepping, swimming or walking!
Cheers,
Jo
At Tue, 13 Aug 2002, Jo Eslick wrote:
>
>Hello,
>
>I usually don't answer messages when a name isn't given, BUT you ask
>some very good questions, so I am bending my own rules just for you ;-)
>
>I am sorry that you have just discovered the challenges & pain caused by
>adhesions, and I am relieved to see that surgery hasn't been offered to
>you as a "cure all" at this stage. The longer you can go without
>surgery the better (There does come a time though when most of us end up
>having surgery at one time or another).
>
>You ask about what foods etc to eat considering your condition. You
>will discover that everyone has different ideas about this. I have just
>as recently as a fortnight ago had a five hour surgery to divide
>adhesions which also included the complete covering of my small & large
>bowels. The surgeon commented later that when he first looked through
>the scope (it was a laperascopic procedure, the best kind of surgery if
>you are prone to adhesions) that he couldn't make out the difference
>between the small and large bowel (visually).
>
>Because my bowel has been "stuck down" with adhesions for so long, it
>simply doesn't work and now I am on a very strict and heavy laxative
>regime as well as a very high fibre diet. I know that many women here
>on the board avoid high fibre diets because of the pain it causes their
>bowels to process these foods, but my doctor explained to me that I
>needed to persevere regardless of the discomfort if we ever wanted to
>retrain my bowel and get it working properly again.
>
>So I guess what you have to decide is, do you want to take it the easy
>way & stick to soft foods that go through your bowel with little effort
>OR do you want to make sure that your bowel continues to function
>properly & eat a high fibre diet. His plan is for me to gradually be
>taken off the laxatives as the high fibre diet I am eating stimulates my
>bowel and makes it work properly of it's own accord.
>
>I am not going to lie to you & say there is no discomfort and pain
>associated with eating a high fibre diet, BUT if you want to keep your
>bowel healthy, and you want it to work properly, then high fibre is the
>only way to go. I am not just saying this, it is the advice i received
>from my surgeon, and he is VERY concerned that I get my bowel working
>properly.
>
>Well, I hope that next time you feel more comfortable with us & share at
>least your first name. My name is Joanne Eslick & I am from Australia,
>if you would like to read my story go to http://www.bombobeach.com and follow
>the "Our ARD Stories" link on the left menu bar.
>
>At Tue, 13 Aug 2002, anonymous wrote:
>>
>>I have recently been informed that I have adhesions on my intestines
>>resulting from 2 operations that I had when I was 5 and 9 years old. I
>>am now 33. I do not have to have them operated on at this stage but the
>>pain and sickness that I have recently suffered is something that I
>>never want to experience again! I was wondering if anyone knew what
>>foods I should not eat/eat, and if exercise such as aerobics (including
>>excerices like sit ups) would help or hinder. I would really appreciate
>>any comments. Mank thanks.
>
>--
>Love and gentle hugs,
>Joanne Eslick
>Founder Australian Adhesions Support Group
>http://www.bombobeach.com
>NSW Australian Co-ordinator of
>International Adhesions Society
>http://www.adhesions.org
>
>--
>I am not a medical person, and all my messages are based
>on personal experience. I am a fellow adhesions sufferer
>reaching out to help others.
>
-- Love and gentle hugs, Joanne Eslick Founder Australian Adhesions Support Group http://www.bombobeach.com NSW Australian Co-ordinator of International Adhesions Society http://www.adhesions.org
-- I am not a medical person, and all my messages are based on personal experience. I am a fellow adhesions sufferer reaching out to help others.