Re: Abdominal adhesions - natural solutions?
From: jetstamp (jetstamp@yahoo.com)
Thu Feb 5 18:55:24 2009
At Thu, 5 Feb 2009, jetstamp wrote:
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>At Thu, 5 Feb 2009, Robyn wrote:
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>>Hi
>>
>>I've just come across this message board and wonder if anyone can help -
>>I'm a 29 yr old woman, and was diagnosed with abdominal adhesions about
>>3 months ago, when I had a laparoscopy. I'd never had any previous
>>operations so I've no idea what caused them - the doctor also said
>>therewas some endemetriosis, but didn't think that had caused
>>theadhesions.(They also removed a couple of ovarian cysts.) I'd been
>>having pain in the the appendix area for over a year, so they tried to
>>have a look at my appendix during the operation but they said there were
>>so many adhesions that they couldn't actually find my appendix! Now I'm
>>a bit worried the adhesions are going to make my appendix burst, or
>>cause a bowel obstruction...but my more immediate concern is the day to
>>day pain,which seems to spread all the way down my right leg and to the
>>righthand side of my back - I guess because the adhesions are pulling on
>>a nerve. I have a hospital appointment coming up to discuss the
>>possibility of having adhesiology but am very reluctant to have this
>>because of everything I've read about how ineffective it is (plus I
>>generally prefer to avoid conventional medicine). I really want to
>>treat it naturally, and wondered if anyone had any feedback on some of
>>thethings I've come across:
>>
>>- Abdotab - a natural rememedy I found online which promises a moneyback
>>guarantee if the pills don't work. I've just started taking them,and am
>>really hoping they'll have some effect...
>>
>>- a low residue diet - I'm considering this, although it'd be difficult
>>as I normally eat quite healthily and have lots of
>>wholegrains/wholemealfood - although could that actually be making it
>>worse?
>>
>>- intensive massage in the affected areas - I've come across the
>>clearpassage clinics in the US, but not much use as I live in the UK. Is
>>ispossible to do this yourself? I like the logic of it - trying to
>>loosen the adhesions from outside the body, but it would feel strange,
>>as the whole area is normally really sore and I avoid touching it, so
>>would seem strange to push and prod...
>>
>>I'd be very grateful for any feedback/experience anyone's had with any
>>of these and how effective they are, and any other solutions that don't
>>involve an operation which seems like it makes the problem worse!
>>
>>It's also really frustrating not knowing what's causing the adhesions in
>>the first place, because whatever caused them may still be there causing
>>more of them...I've never been in any accidents, no trauma to the
>>stomach/surgery etc and I feel to treat something properly, surely you
>>have to identify and eliminate whatever's causing it? Any ideas
>>aboutwhat could cause 'spontanous' adhesions?
>>
>>Thanks very much, and sorry this has turned into such a long message..
>>
>>--
>>Robyn
>>
Robyn,
I tried the AbdoTab for a brief time but for some reason felt suspicious
about the product. If I remember, it sounded like the company was
located in one place but the product was shipped from another. I read
somewhere where someone tried to take advantage of the money-back
guarantee but was unable to do so.
I have spent lots of money on supplements. I'm taking Neprinol- going
on 6 months- can't say anything is drastically different. Also
lycopene- I recently read about how lycopene was good for adhesions due
to endo but it wasn't clear if it helped get rid of adhesions already
present or just from preventing new ones from forming.I figure it would
work the same no matter what causes the adhesions. Also am trying
Resveratrol which a national TV show featured this week- not
specifically for adhesions but for general health and longevity.
My adhesions came from an on-the-job incident back in 1984. It was very
repetitive and you had to work fast so I didn't always follow the safety
rules such as to bend your knees to pick something up off of the floor
as opposed to bending your back- which is the type of thing that got me
into this mess.
I also read that some people are born with adhesions and may not have
major issues until later in life. And really, I think that anything
that causes inflammation can create adhesions, not just endo or surgery
or work/athletic
injuries.
As we all know, once you have them, regardless of the cause, how to get
rid of them for good is the real question. I myself would be willing to
have exploratory laparoscopy and adhesiology and then would be
interested in seeing if these supplements would be any good at keeping
them away, and also would ask if physical therapy could be used safely
BEFORE they had a chance to come back but of course that could only be a
couple of weeks for some of us which would probably be too soon!