A 62-year-old female asked:
have twisted colon & constipation. 45 days ago had robotic hysterectomy. constipation & bloating is worse than before surgery. i'm wondering why.
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Dr. Sridhar Shankar answered
Specializes in Radiology
Possible obstruction: You could have adhesions after surgery that can cause intestinal obstruction (partial or total), and that's the most important thing to be ruled out. See your surgeon
Answered on Nov 27, 2016
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