A 32-year-old female asked:
is there any otc medicine for abdominal adhesions that i can buy from cvs or walgreen? i have a family member overseas suffering this. thanks.
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Dr. Andrew Seibertanswered
Gastroenterology 35 years experience
No: there is no medication, OTC or prescription, which will prevent or eliminates intra-abdominal adhesions. The only cure for them would be more surgery, if they cause obstruction of the bowels or other organs. Good luck.
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A 22-year-old member asked:
Does manual therapy really work for abdominal adhesions?
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Dr. Howard Hackanswered
Internal Medicine 33 years experience
No: Abdominal massage and the like is helpful for some patients with irritable bowel syndrome. This may provide temporary symptomatic relief for adhesions, but surgery remains the mainstay of treatment.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
What are the available treatments for abdominal adhesions?
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Dr. Howard Hackanswered
Internal Medicine 33 years experience
Surgery: Surgery remains the anchor treatment for adhesions. Adhesions typically recur after surgery, so careful evaluation is needed.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
What can I do about possible abdominal adhesions?
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Dr. Arthur Helleranswered
Gastroenterology 43 years experience
No sympt? do nothing: See your doc. If you have no symptoms, e.g. Recurring pain, or blockages, then no need to do anything. Got symptoms? Individualized evaluation and treatment. Sometimes surgery is done for obstruction due to adhesions. The surgery cuts (lyses) the problem adhesions, but the surgery causes new adhesions which may or may not become a problem in the future..
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A 32-year-old member asked:
What can I eat if I have abdominal adhesions?
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Dr. Howard Hackanswered
Internal Medicine 33 years experience
Trial and error: There are no magical answers to this. I don't see consistent patterns with my patients with adhesions. Without further specifics, i would look at your bodies responses to foods and eat accordingly.
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A 27-year-old member asked:
What exactly are abdominal adhesions?
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Dr. Howard Hackanswered
Internal Medicine 33 years experience
Scar tissue: Abdominal adhesions represent scar tissue attaching between different abdominal organs. This can be triggered by any process of inflammation or surgery. Treatment is usually observation or surgery.
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