Question:
Bowell blockage what is it how do you know you have it how to treat it

I think I may have bowell blockage. I get horriable pain in my stomach. Not sure what the symtoms are and how to treat it. Please help.Thanks    — sarah C. (posted on September 2, 2002)

September 2, 2002
Well, if you do have blockage you will have extreme abdominal pain. My cousin had it and finally had to take Magnesium Citrate to get it cleard up. However, if you are having abdominal pain, I greatly encourage you to contact your surgeon about it. Good luck!
   — Danna B.

September 2, 2002
Well I've been constipated and having terrific pain in my right side (back ache) in the kidney area. Evidently, the "stuff" that is inside was causing the pain. So perhaps another sign of blockage can be a back ache?
   — Danmark

September 2, 2002
I had a small bowel obstuction in December and believe me, I don't think I have ever experienced that kind of pain (even during labor). Read my profile for more cause I wrote all about it. Anyway, they first inserted an NG tube for a few days to try to pull it out that way, and when that didn't work, I had to have surgery. Hope thats not the case with you. Email me if you need to talk. Good luck,
   — enjo4

September 2, 2002
The fact that you are able to type indicates that you probably do not have a blockage. You would be doubled over in pain, It is is not generally intermittent. You could have adhesions if your pain is intermittent, basically a narowing of the bowel from scar tissue. Talk to your surgeon about any abdominal pain...that is the best idea.
   — Vicki L.

September 3, 2002
5 days after WLS, I was doubled over in pain and NOTHING, not even water would go down. When I started vomiting bile, rushed to the emergency room, and discovered I had a kinked bowel that had been sucked into a hernia-surgery followed. Don't mess with severe pain. Get it checked out.
   — Cindy R.