Posted 11/13/2012 11:38 AM (GMT 0)
Hello all, I'm new to the site, and thought I would register, and see if anyone can help me, or if someone has soffered in the same way.
I am really struggling at the moment, I am a 30 year old man.
My first operation was at 2 for gangerine peritonitis.
In the last 4 years inhale had 3 laparotomies, for bowel obstruction.
Been in and out of hospital with severe pain, bloating etc.
I recently got referred to a surgeon, who ran some tests.
Firstly I had the barium Enyma, which confirmed Pelvic Floor Dysfunction.
After this test was run, I had to swallow 50 sitz markers, when I went back 3 days later all 50 sitz was still in my colon. Which confirmed colonic inertia.
Straight after this I was required to eat a meal of mash with beans, then they ran a halogen test, to see if my small bowel was breaking food down, and working normally. This test also confirmed that I have severe slow transit in my small bowel too.
I have since seen the surgeon who was very shocked with y results and said it was very rare, as for the colonic inertia they would have removed my colon and attached my small bowel to my rectum. But as my small bowel isn't working properly either, they cannot do this. I am severely struggling with day to day life, and feel like I'm suffering alone, I have been prescribed an off licenced drug, which has been tested on women's bowels, this did now work. I am stuck in limbo now, am taking every laxative, enyma and meds available, and nothing at all is working, im even struggling to breath, and feel as though my bowel is going yo burst. I have 2 children and it has got to the stage now, where i cant even do day to day things, even my morphine patches aint touching the pain. Has anyone else suffered similar problems, with colonic inertia and slow transit in small bowel too? Any information would be really appreciated. I have googled but cannot find anything with both these problems. Please help.