bowel adhesions following iliostomy surgery

From: Phil Bryce (patsquiltb@aol.com)
Wed Feb 26 16:08:23 2003


I had a portion of my colon removed (cancer), and they created an iliostomy. Six times in the two months since the surgery, I have had what appeared to be a plugged ostomy (no output). The last time it happened, they took x-rays and said that there may be adhesions in the bowel. Do these bowel adhesions mitigate themselves or improve with time? Or do they require surgery to correct?

thanks, Phil Bryce


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