Question 1

is it normal to send a patient home the same day when they underwent a 4 hour laparoscopic appendectomy with two hernia repairs, one with incarcerated bowel, and adhesolysis? day 8 still in pain..

Accepted Answer

Post surgery pain: It is not normal to have so much pain.  Call your doctor to report this and to be seen as a follow to surgery.

Question 2

i have a spegelian hernia that has bowel incarceration. my doctor is doing an open procedure. how long is recovery?

Accepted Answer

Pretty quick recover: If you did not have bowel resection , will be out in couple of days , complete wound healing will take 3 wk , even with bowel resection , that is the time needed for collagen formation.

Question 3

is it normall to have a bowel movment every 2days?

Accepted Answer

Probably: Bowel movement regularity can vary from daily to every two or three days. Most people average at least daily but we are all different. I would encourage healthy diet and exercise with making sure you get appropriate fiber in your diet for colon health. If you experience any slowing down in your bowel movemente then start with gentle osmotic laxatives like MiraLAX (polyethylene glycol) or stool softener colace.

Question 4

what is bowel rest?

Accepted Answer

Not eating: Typically done post-operatively or sometimes in an attempt to avoid surgery.

Question 5

what is inflammed bowel ?

Accepted Answer

Inflamed bowl: Inflammatory respoused indicates body reaction to unwanted stimulus by mounting a defense with inflammatory cells .stimuli can be infection ,foreign body or chemical or tumor or immune system

Question 6

what causes bowel spasms?

Accepted Answer

Muscle contractions: Muscle contractions, which can be caused from electrolyte imbalances, relative obstructions, infection, or food-borne toxins.  Rarely, tumors can cause spasms.

Question 7

bowel problems, what to do?

Accepted Answer

?IBS: Most liely IBS if no weight loss or blood in stool.  Please check out "The Gut Solution"  website and book for answers.

Question 8

what is short bowel syndrome?

Accepted Answer

Too Little Intestine: Certain medical conditions require emergency removal of a significant amount of the small intestine.  We see this in infancy associated with necrotizing enterocolitis and in adults when the blood supply to the small intestine is cut-off.  The small bowel is responsible for digesting nutrients within our diet; if a lot of the small intestine is missing, nutritional deficiencies occur.

Question 9

how can i wake up a lazy bowel?

Accepted Answer

Magnesium oxide caps: 2-3 magnesium oxide capsules for tablets
per day should help.Each capsule or
tablet could be 400 or 500 mg.
Most people are deficient in this 
essential mineral.

Question 10

how is bowel ischaemia treated ?

Accepted Answer

Surgery: depend what cause the ischemia and for how long the ischemia lasted
if caught early we might be able to restore the circulation to the bowels by embolectomy. or by lysing the clot.
if not surgery will allow the removal of all dead guts,but if the problem is the entire small bowel most likely that will not be compatible with life unless the patient lives on TPN total venous nutrition,which is hard.

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