Hey folks - a new member here, asking what might be a really easy question. And apologies in advance for the semi-graphic nature of it. I figure, if I cannot ask here, then where?
So, back in 1994 I had a resection that took ~10 inches of my intestine, for Crohn's/Ileitis.
Since that time, I (like most of us, I think) go through periods of good and bad. I have found recently that when it is 'bad', it feels like an obstruction. I'll tell you what I mean.
The pain is always in the same place, right where the surgery was in my lower right abdomen. I call it "The Old Wound". That's a obscure reference from the movie Excalibur...sorry And when it starts to hurt, I also notice that I am not moving my bowels....which for a Crohn's sufferer can be an odd sensation! At that point the pain increases in waves, as (I think) material attempts to move past that spot and has difficulty doing so.
Tyically within 12 hours I am vomiting, and am on a chicken broth and warm water diet for the next two days.
At the end of this time period I start to feel my 'tummy rumbling', with what feels like gas or liquid running through The Old Wound. It still hurts like crazy, but I know that I am back on track to feeling a bit better.
Does this ring a bell with anyone else?
Love and Good Health
LittleJon
So, back in 1994 I had a resection that took ~10 inches of my intestine, for Crohn's/Ileitis.
Since that time, I (like most of us, I think) go through periods of good and bad. I have found recently that when it is 'bad', it feels like an obstruction. I'll tell you what I mean.
The pain is always in the same place, right where the surgery was in my lower right abdomen. I call it "The Old Wound". That's a obscure reference from the movie Excalibur...sorry And when it starts to hurt, I also notice that I am not moving my bowels....which for a Crohn's sufferer can be an odd sensation! At that point the pain increases in waves, as (I think) material attempts to move past that spot and has difficulty doing so.
Tyically within 12 hours I am vomiting, and am on a chicken broth and warm water diet for the next two days.
At the end of this time period I start to feel my 'tummy rumbling', with what feels like gas or liquid running through The Old Wound. It still hurts like crazy, but I know that I am back on track to feeling a bit better.
Does this ring a bell with anyone else?
Love and Good Health
LittleJon
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