A female asked:
I just had a bowel obstruction and surgery for the first time in my life dr said should have never happened. a week later i am having same symptoms c?
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Dr. Buck Parkeranswered
General Surgery 18 years experience
See your Dr: If you are developing the same symptoms as before the surgery you should see your surgeon or ER doctor as soon as possible. It's unlikely you have another bowel obstruction and more likely your bowels have not "woken up" completely yet, but to be sure you should have some x-rays at the very least.
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Last updated Dec 16, 2014
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