Partial Bowel Obstruction

Sandy,

Yes and yes...

I have had partial bowel obstructions caused by adhesions that emprisioned a loop of bowel (kind of turned it into a U shape)...anytime that I ate too much roughage or something pasty (carbs like white bread or potatoes) I would start to feel the blocking...then I would feel like a horse kicked me in the gut and everything would stop...Couldn't even take a pill without throwing it right back up along with the sip of water and bile. (full blown blockage)

In my case they usually lasted about 24hrs...I couldn't take anything (other than a shot) and had to ride it out by walking, gently bouncing or rolling around on a pilates ball.

I ended up having laproscopic surgery in Dec to release it along with a few other adhesions that were bugging me.

Things are better now but I still get the 'feeling' and twinges of blockage and pain at the same sites. I think that once you have adhesions in a spot they tend to come back (not sure at all if this is a feeling or a fact)...

Whenever I had a partial blockage fluids were the way to go. Full blockages meant 0 tollerance for food or fluids.

I sincerly hope that you get through this with the least amount of trauma possible for both you and the baby...hang in there, watch some funny movies and enjoy as much as possible these last weeks of pregnancy...

Sharon

So glad you're in the hospital and hope they're keeping you not only hydrated but nourished!

I'm in a holding place of what seems like obstruction...CAT scan shows no thickening and there's no way to confirm adhesions, but expect they're there with 4 surgeries. I have your very symptoms in cycles of time. If I eat the wrong thing and take welchol for bile mal absorption, I go into a phase that seems like an obstruction. Cramping, pain, and nausea that takes my breath away....I lie in bed panting like someone giving birth. I cannot throw up, I cannot relieve the pressure.

So far, I have been able get through it...like you...not eating, not drinking.. it seems to pass after a day or so  just sending out clear fluid at first and finally an onslaught of poop.

My heart goes out to you dealing this while carrying your baby.

I have a demanding job and life and struggle to get through my week while managing some sort of reasonable digestible diet:

Clean protein, fruit and veg juices...that's about it. I do take liquid vitamins.

Again, praying for you and hoping others will chime in with their experiences that helped them hang on to their j-pouch.