>----- Original Message -----
From: "Elaine" <noemail@email.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2003 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: Digestive Problems, Headaches & Leg Pain
> Oh you don't know how much I detest hearing the IBS thing. My doctor
> mentioned this to me after the hysterectomy. I told him that was just a
> catch all and I refused to accept that. I truly believe it's like you
> said, they have no clue what the problem is so they say IBS.
>
> I know this sounds crazy, but I was thinking today if maybe it's also
> why I'm so tired all the time. If things aren't moving through my
> intestines correctly, they can't be absorbing nutrients correctly
> either. I'm also a walking fiber farm lol (love that analogy!). I eat
> a salad for lunch every day, I take metamucil now and am eating two
> bowls of shredded wheat a day. I still haven't had a bowel movement
> since LAST Sunday! I have enough gas to supply Texaco for a month though
> lol! I need a shirt that says "no flames or we're going to blow!" It's
> awful. Of course, the more bloated I get the worse the pain gets. I
> hate to take another laxative because I'm so frightened of my body
> getting used to them. I'm not sure what else to do, so I plan to do
> nothing until I talk to my doctor next week. In the past three weeks
> I've had to take a laxative twice, so I really don't want to do that
> again unless I have to :(.
>
> well, whinning, sorry. Thanks for listening. It's so great that others
> are also sick of hearing IBS! That isn't my problem...or else after they
> cut down the adhesions I would have had the same problem. Everything
> worked like it used to for a month and now I'm back to where I was
> before. I just wish there was an imaging study they could do to locate
> adhesions. After two surgeries in four months, I really don't want
> anyone to even look in there for fear of more adhesions :(.
>
> At Sat, 17 May 2003, Karen Steward wrote:
> >
> >Elaine,
> >
> > Doesn't that IBS "diagnosis" just give you such comfort??....lol......
> >I always noticed that was always the overall quoted diagnosis....and then
> >what
> >is offered for the relief of this so called IBS???.....well, nothing rea
ly.
> >
> >There seems to be a pattern that I read....many women (not all)
> >begin experiencing MORE problems, even problems they didn't have prior,
> >after a hysterectomy. As far as your bowel problems......oh brother.....
..
> >I had Melissa eating cabbage soup, crushed apples, pears, she even
> >choked down prune juice (yes we "warmed" it)...I bought Noni juice
> >(a popular cure all), we added magnesium to her diet....along with every
> >piece of advice I could buy on sluggish bowels.....we tried it all.
> >One doctor told us, "I can tell you what her problem is--she is backed u
> >to her EARS!!!"........Melissa said, "And.....what can you do to help??"
...
> >.......
> >he goes, "Eat a lot of fiber"...........Once I pulled Melissa off of him
...
> >...lol.........
> >she finally managed to say, "I am a walking fiber farm now!!! How
> >can I eat more!!!!!!?????" He said, "You must not be eating the RIGHT ki
d."
> >
> >I told Melissa I would cut down a tree once we returned home and we woul
> >put it in the blender........trust me, I know what you are going through
!
> >Hers bowels weren't just sluggish--it was almost non-existent. NOTHING
> >helped!!
> >When you start to figure it out, it makes sense, if the bowels are entan
led
> > how can you
> >have a normal bowel movement? Also, you may have rectal adhesions,
> >along with the bowel adhesions.
> >I know none of this is helping you a bit, but maybe it is confirmation to
> >what you
> >already know!!! It seems the help is just not there until the adhesions
re
> >properly removed!
> >
> >Karen
> >
>