What are the signs/symptions for bowel obstruction/kinked bowel?

What are the symptoms of a bowel obstruction or a kinked bowel? How often,if at all, do you have a b/m with this? Is constipation and very hard stool movement a sign? Is it the same as an impacted bowel? Or is that something different? I drink 90+ ounces of water per day. When I had a catscan on my kidney in Feb. 2004, they mentioned my upper bowel seemed full. Didn't think anything about it till today. I am on Vicoden for hand surgeries, and had a HORRIBLE time with b/m today. Thought for sure I was dying and my whole insides were coming through. Sorry, to be graphic, but I need some quick answers because it is the weekend. I took the Fleet bowel prep, which help somewhat. Thanks AMOS land. Kathy.....Open RNY Proximal......June 23, 2003....295/183/175.......T/T scheduled for June 21, 2004:):):)

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