It has been a little over a week since my reversal. I keep having severe pain from the upper GI down to the very bottom. I was wondering what could be causing the pain. I figured gas but I'm not eating any food that causes particularly noticeable gas. I understand that I'm fresh out of surgery but a couple days ago, I felt great with very little pain and few bathroom visits. It just changed over night with no apparent cause, which concerns me.
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Your gut can slow down again even after you were fully functional following surgery (paralytic ileus). Gas forms in that case no matter what you eat, especially if you eat carbohydrates, and sugar in particular. This includes juices and other sweet drinks. If the pain is really severe, you need to return to the hospital, particularly if your output has changed and/or your abdomen is distended. At the very least, you should be alerting your surgeon to this new symptom.
Jan
Jan
I had my takedown a week ago today and just a couple nights ago when I got home from the hospital, I was having more pain too. I am going a lot more and I called my hospital to ask about the pain and frequency and they just told me all of it sounded normal and to keep an eye on it or call back if it worsens. They also told me to up my dose of Imodium to two 2mg pills a day...
Do you have cramps,or just pain ? I've had a j pouch since 1998,and from about 2002 to present,I get an occasional obstruction.Been to the ER many times,and they could offer no explanation.One night by accident,fell asleep on my left side.The obstruction cleared itself.I notice the obstruction feels like it's at the take down site,and I don't have any movement until it clears.You mentioned "few bathroom visits",and obstruction came to mind.
The pain has gone away. The surgeons and I believe that it may have been where my intestines were still a little asleep. Thank you for all of the advice.