I too have had SBO's every year for the past ten years- I am always hospitalized, NG Tube and pain meds for anywhere from one day to five. They typically happen in October/Nov/December. It is very strange and just thought it to be my typical strange gut issues. I have had every test known to god at this point. Even had adhesionlysosis last year.
I am a 40 year old male- in good shape and run quite religously. However, since birth, I have been plagued by gut issues. My first bowel obstruction was when I was 3 or 6 months old. I have had two since then, appendicitis, hernia, and now adhesionlysosis..
Until I started to see specialist up at UCSF, I kept getting the "you have IBS"... There is nothing we can do for you.. I just could not accept that answer and refuse to give up. I was on pain meds for over a year and have gotten off alll of that.. I am trying to figure out what it really is before going ahead with the pain meds again.
The specialist I found is really good. He believes that my intestines have narrowed from all of the scar tissue. The special MRI I had done will give us further ansewrs.
As far as seasonal SBO's- I have no idea but keep getting them...
Rob- Northern California
At Wed, 15 Oct 2008, jl wrote:
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>HI, I had 3 hospitalizations for SBO in DEC 2005, Dec 2006, Dec 2007
>.Rest of the year I feel fine! They all resolved with NGtube and IV
>hydration, pain meds. I had an abdominal hysterectomy in l997 and 2 C
>sections in1990 and 1994 with no symptoms till the first December. I am
>so strongly desiring help in understanding the seasonal nature of these
>recurrences and how to prevent them. Could diet, weather really affect
>these ? Would stress be a factor? Please help if anyone has ideas for
>me. thanks.
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>jl in northern California
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