hi, i had a subtotal colectomy on June 4th with my small intestine attached to my rectum. July 23rd i had surgery to remove endometriosis. during this surgery they found that my small bowel had a...
i was wondering about GP prior to my surgery but didn't ask my doctor about it and they didn't do any tests for it. what are the symptoms of GP? i had my small bowel obstruction adhesions cleaned out...
hi, i had this problem before my surgery and my surgeon assured me it was caused by the Colonic Inertia and would go away after surgery. well, its back. i can't eat even small amounts without my...
i had a subtotal colectomy with anestamosis (excuse my spelling) 2 months ago. this is where the small intestine is attached to the rectum. people vary greatly with how they recover and what they can...
a subtotal colectomy with anestamosis**...
has anyone else had problems with this? my doctor cut off all the adhesions wrapped around my small bowel and other organs and said there was an extensive amount and from now on i will constantly...
If I eat any fiber or fatty foods it can't make my ilius come back can it? Or rip open the seam or something? I think it's a good thing I'm only going once a day but most People go like 20 at first....
Why is a low residue diet required after surgery? Particularly why is there no fiber or fat allowed? What does it do? I have eaten a few cherries and some fatty foods and they haven't seemed to...
My surgeon told me that if they were to remove my rectum that "some women are not able to conceive as a result" But she didn't indicate that it was a sure thing. Any abdominal surgery can result in...
Thanks everyone for your responses. Yesterday I was feeling particularly awful. Sitting in the shower in the pitch black seems to help for the moment. I am not on any pain medication and haven't been...
I had a subtotal colectomy on June fourth (the recovery has been an absolute nightmare). I am so emotional and depressed. I don't know if it's the unpredictable pain, running to the bathroom,...
Has anyone else had an awful and incredibly slow recovery ? I've been here 8 days (the doc said 5 maximum in the beginning) I've had an illius twice now and have been living off that horrible NG tube...
I don't need any type of bag or pouch because i do not have chrons. It will be my small intestine hooked up to my rectum. I'm glad your adjusting well :)...
I have a subtotal colectomy due to colonic inertia scheduled for June fourth and I'm scared shi*less (I guess literally). I'm not scared of the procedure as I have had multiple major surgeries before...
The lawsuit has been a long an ongoing nightmAre for my friends family, having to re-live everything over and over again. You may feel better healing instead if ripping open the wound time and time...
I am so sorry for your loss.a friend of mine died from complications in a laprascopic surgery and their family has been in a lawsuit for 3 years now. They had an autopsy done after the death that...
I'm sorry your going through such a crappy time with your doctor. So many docs don't take constipation seriously because they don't know how AWFUL it is to live like we do. It's miserable!!!! I hope...
Thanks for all your input. My surgeon was actually really friendly and informative. But I am still not sure if I should have the surgery or not. Have any of you had open vs laprascopic surgery? What...
I am seeing my surgeon tomorrow for a consultation on a subtotal colectomy. Does anyone who has had the surgery hAvd any questions that they recommend I ask? I used to have questions but now thT the...
Oh ok, so anyone who has their large intestine removed needs to have a pouch ? wether it is an internal or external one depends on their condition? Is the removal of the large intestine done in one...
Why do some people need to have a bag and some do not?...
I don't know about all GI docs but mine is not a surgeon. I was referred to a General Surgeon in the hospital that my GI works in. Some doctors do specialize in bowel surgery though (I think who you...
I've had degenerative disk disease since I was 12 and had surgery for it when I was 17. I still have a lot of back pain but nothing compared to a herniated disk. For a little while though I have...
Are you having a SitzMark test? I has this not long ago What are you suffering from?...
Ya I had it this morning. The doctor said the coloring was bile and that I was cleaned out well. Yay!...
Have you had a sitzmarks test? I was thought to have lbs until they gave me that test and now they realized its colonic inertia. Have you tried Linzess, amitzia etc? They didn't work for me but some...
I've been on a clear liquid diet for three days, and low fiber for three days before that. I've taken 2 suprep kits(so awful), two enemas, four ducolax,and three liters of GoLytley and I'm still not...
I wish it boosted my sex drive, lol. I hVe been on it for quite a while now. I was on 4mg a day but I was so tired and zombie like that I slept all day so I have SLOWLY tapered down to 0.25 Mgs at...
Anxiety feels like something is really wrong and you feel panicked over nothing. The feeling of restlessness and an almost out of body feeling is often present. I have suffered from anxiety and panic...
Thanks for all your input everyone. I'm supposed to have my colonoscopy on the seventh of this month. They said they want to make sure I don't have any tumors in there that are causing the...
Hi everyone, I could not find a forum for colonic inertia and I am not sure how to create a new one so I figured this is the closest place to post. I have tried every laxative, enema, herb, osmotic...