Question:
what is a stricture?

I read in the past post that some people have had a stricture and it has made them ill. Can somebody explain what it is please?    — mary C. (posted on January 11, 2002)

January 11, 2002
A stricture is a narrowing of the stoma, or connection of stomach and intestine. The exit hole heals too much and becomes a teeny tiny hole that won't let food, and eventually fluids, pass. It hurts to eat, then usually it comes back up but not always, depending on the size of the opening. It is painful but easy to fix by endoscopy. They are most common at around 3 weeks although they can happen before or after 3 weeks post-op. They usually occur in 5% of the WLS population although I was number 6 in over 200 patients to get one. That is about 3%. There isn't anything you can do to avoid one. Hope this answers your question.
   — Cheri M.

January 11, 2002
A stricture is where the hole that leads from your new pouch closes up usually due to scar tissue forming.
   — sbinkerd1

January 15, 2002
Right after my surgery, 12/18/01, I was unable to keep anything sown. Water everything came back up and after 3 doctors examined me, they all discovered that I had a blockage. I'm assuming that it was a stricture. My Doctor had to perform another surgery on me 12/21/01 but the blockage was gone. I was then able to eat and drink and keep it down. I was told that this happens to maybe 1 out of 100 and I had to be the one it happened too.
   — latresa S.