At Sun, 17 Apr 2011, Diana wrote:
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>I had emergency surgery in Nov. '09 because of a strangulated hernia and
>bowel obstruction. The hernia was repaired and about 10cm of my small
>intestine had to be removed.
>
>My hernia repair has since failed and the surgeon wants me to lose more
>weight before attempting another repair. I had a partial obstruction last
>summer because of adhesions. I've been suffering from Irritable bowel
>syndrome for years, and my gut hasn't been the same since surgery.
>
>I've had all kinds of tests before and after the surgery. The most recent
>ct scan done in August 2010 (when I had the partial obstruction) didn't
show
>anything abnormal except the partial obstruction which was caused by
>adhesions.
>
>For the past couple of months I've been having an average of at least one
>day a week of excruciating pain and/or bloating and feeling
>uncomfortable,unable to go to the bathroom until later in the day, when it
>usually gets resolved. At times my constipation doesn't resolve and I have
>to resort to drinking alot of prune juice to get things cleared up.
>
>I can't remember the last time I had a normal bowel movement. I read not
>long ago that a normal one (pardon me for being graphic) should be
>banana-shaped, tapering off at the end. Lately mine have been on the flat
>side. Not paper-thin flat, but just flat like the thickness of an eraser.
>Oftentimes, when I use the bathroom it feels like I'm passing a single
>stool, only to find it was actually many pieces of varying sizes.