Abscess after bowel resection

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Avatar n tn on a Wed. i had my first colonoscopy. they diagnosed diverticulitis (previous to test i had some symptoms, but test was a regularly scheduled cancer screening). no treatment was proscibed. within three days i was in the hospital for a week, CT scan showed a colon abscess, i dodged emergency surgery and responded to IV antibiotics. now i'm two months out of the hospital and a GI and surgical followup recommends bowel resection. i've read that the bowel does not repair itself.
Avatar n tn My husband had a bowel resection in March became very ill for 3 days after the surgery where they had to pump him for the bile and than in June had to have the gall bladder removed. Now he continues to have problem with the rectum, inside and out. He has itching and pain but has normal bowels with some IBS. Is there something that can relieve this or is it diet????
Avatar n tn I am having a bowel resection in December because of several bouts of diverticulitis. I have never had any surgery and am apprehensive. I am not having a flare-up at the moment, which is why I'm getting it done now rather than as an emergency. Does anyone have any words of wisdom or encouragement for me? I am 57 years old.
Avatar f tn I also had bowel resection, mine was mostly small intestine and a small part of the large intestine. I have chrons and had developed a fistula between the bladder and deseased small intestine. I too had had assist lapo. Although I resisted having a resection it is a God send that I did. They found early colon cancer in the wadded up deseased small intestine. It was an incedental find, they had no idea that there was any cancer there.
Avatar m tn Need more info than "bowel resection". Is this a small bowel resection or a colon resection? Has the surgeon not addressed any of this?
987242 tn?1335490770 ve had inflammation in my colon for years now, and they are starting to suspect endometriosis of the colon. The doctor is sending me to a surgeon for a bowel resection and I have no clue what to expect. Has anyone had this done and what can I expect. What does the prep consist of? How long can I expect to be out of commision? Any and all tips and info will be appreciated.
Avatar m tn I had a resection of my sigmoid colon about two and a half months ago. Everything went very well, the surgery and my recovery.I've been feeling fine but in the past few days a pain has started in the area of my navel. Nothing that bad, but it worsens when I lie down. Hasn't kept me from sleeping. I can feel tiny little swellings around my navel. Is this cause for concern ?
Avatar n tn It is one year since his reconnection of ileum after low anterior resection in August 07 for stage 2, no nodes rectal cancer - he had 6 weeks of pre-op chemo and radiotherapy which resulted in complete pathologic response (on post-op tissue pathology). My question is - the lump is still there, same size. Was it really an abscess and should be lump be smaller after drainage?
Avatar f tn ), to see the extent of the tract and to see if there was any underlying infection or abscess left. (I had the abscess drained in FEb.09 and the open draining tract since, for about 4 months). Since my Crohn's is of the anal variety, I appear to have the fistulizing form of the disease. He said after it is determined wether I have an infection- (if not) they would proceed treating the fistula with the iv bio drug, Remicade.
Avatar f tn This discussion is related to Problems after bowel resection. In February 2006 I had an emergency bowel resection. For no apparent reason, a large portion of my small intestine had twisted and the blood supply to my intestine had been cut off and died. About 40% of my small intestine (ileum and ileocecal valve) had to be removed. For the next 2-3 months I had horrible diarrhea after everything I ate. Within one week I went from 135 lbs. to 115 lbs.
Avatar f tn The surgeon was almost through the surgery when he unfortunately punctured her bowel, resulting in an abdominal bowel resection. Approximately a week after the surgery, she developed severe rectal pressure/pain which has been going on now for another week. The surgeon said it's a result of the TEM and could last another few weeks. She's having difficulty moving her bowels as well. She did have two sleepless nights of running to the bathroom after the first week or so.
Avatar f tn Will control of my bowel movements be that hard to control after my large bowel is removed? I could cope with the change in diet, i can't eat cabbage any more or bran flakes they play havock with my gutts and i havent eaten meat for 17 years(just didnt want to eat animals anymore) so will there be real difficulty in eating vegatables or anything else. I love quorn curry! Hope you can give me an insight into what i may expect.Many Thanks.
Avatar f tn Yes, i had bowel resection and 2 fistula repairs. Mine was cause by chrons and were from the small intestine to the bladder and large intestine. Everything went great. Where is the fistula from and to?
Avatar n tn -) My goodness! What in the world happened that such a young pup needed bowel resection surgery? Was it an accidental injury, or a disease that made it necessary? The reason I ask is that knowing the underlying cause of the injury will help everyone here give you a better opinion. About a year ago, our dog Maggie (who was 4 at the time) had a horrific accident requiring resection. The first few days here prognosis was pretty poor, but she rallied and has been fine ever since.
17980299 tn?1462015246 4 weeks ago, I had a bowel resection with a scope. I have had three infections and three different antibiotics which helped get rid of the infection. Each time, I have severe cramps and what feels like swelling. I have normal bowel movements, but after going, I have to sit there and endure horrible cramps that feel like my intestines are going to fall out of my rectum. Ct scan, urinary tests, rectum swab reveal nothing. Again, the antibiotics help...but then it comes right back.
Avatar f tn Hi Brwyn, Bowel resection does not cause heartburn/GERD. GERD is a condition in which the lower esophageal sphincter opens up inappropriately to allow the acid contents of the stomach to reflux in to the esophagus. One possible explanation for your symptoms is, you probably would have had asymptomatic GERD before and stress caused by the surgery would have worsened it making it symptomatic now. Stress is known to worsen the symptoms of GERD.
Avatar m tn Can anyone tell me if this is anywhere near normal after a bowel resection? his doctors seem to think this will straighten itself out in a few days.
Avatar f tn Then you get the joy of bowel resection along with lysis of adhesions. Adheliolysis surgery is not a major surgery. A bowel resection is. There is every reason to have the adhesions dealt with sooner rather than later.
Avatar f tn After 8 years of diverticulitis attacks my colon abscessed and perforated the intestine wall. Luckily after removal of the sigmoid colon the doctor was able to resection. He tells me I'm doing great. It's been five weeks since the surgery. He told me to try new foods one at a time as I've been on a soft bland diet. Whenever I do try anything newI start vomiting about a half hour after I eat and the next day I have pain in my left side and also when I have a bowel movement.