I would think that pain that lasts that long wouldn't be normal. Have you contacted your doctor? I've found there is some residual pain after a blockage passes but I think my blockages were not in the small intestine. How much pain are you experiencing? I wonder if you might have a stricture in the small intestine which could still be causing a bit of blockage.

kathy

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My question is : is it normal that the site of the blockage is still hurting me a month later?

Hey Caroline.

I wouldn't say pain from the site of a bloackage a month ago is normal. If it ever gets severe I would go to the ER to be save. If the pain isn't noticeably high, get in to see your specialist so he can figure out what is causing you discomfort.

Depends on the pain, Caroline.
I have a site that is my old colostomy site (even though I no longer have a colon) and somewhere around there I get sharp pains...when I have a blockage I know that that is the site (middle left side) and I massage it, do whatever I can to prevent it from getting worse and get onto a clear liquid diet and add heat...and jump up and down a lot ...but it is my sore spot/danger spot...even when the blockage passes it is occasionally there...it is probably a spot where there is either an adhesion or a thickening of the intestine or a partial twist....most times I am fine but there can be periods of time when it is relatively constant..
I do not play around with sharp pain though...if you have any severe pains, fever, nausea accompaning the pain or fever...go to ER.
And call your doctor or surgeon.Make sure that the ER that you frequent has your medical records too. If not take them in on a data key.
Sharon

I never heard of the S pouch. Is that like a k?

The s-pouch is an ileoanal pouch, like the j-pouch, but is s-shaped instead of j-shaped (3 limbs instead of 2). They use it when the j-pouch will not reach. But, it is more prone to structural problems.

Jan