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Can't open my bowels properly sine my op

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dotty1234
dotty1234

In October I had major surgery on my belly I had my ovaries and

Fallipon tubes removed and a tumour and cysts well since that

I cant open my bowels properly I can go for days with not going this the 15 days I haven't been and now it getting very painfully and when I do try to go I am losing a muscs please can anyone give me some advice

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  • ptolemy
    ptolemy dotty1234

    Posted

    Have you talked to your doctors about it?
    • dotty1234
      dotty1234 ptolemy

      Posted

      Yeah and was told to see how it goes but it making me I'll
  • limeleaf
    limeleaf dotty1234

    Posted

    Post operative painkillers can cause constipation but I'm assuming that you have stopped those now.  Are you taking any other medication that could be causng this? How much water do you drink? Perhaps you need to increase you uptake of liquid and fibre rich foods. Are you trying any laxatives? Did the doctor prescribe anything? I don't understand the last sentence of your post. muscs?
    • dotty1234
      dotty1234 limeleaf

      Posted

      I don't take any painkillers now. Not taking any other medication. Drink about 7 pints of water a day. I have a rich fibre diet but after about a few fork full I feel so bloated. I have tried laxatives. The doctor prescribed a laxatives for me. It like a slime when I do open my bowels
    • limeleaf
      limeleaf dotty1234

      Posted

      Mucus can be a sign of imflammation in the bowel or an obstruction of some kind. Has the doctor suggested a colonoscopy?
    • dotty1234
      dotty1234 limeleaf

      Posted

      No they suggested nothing but I am going to phone up in the

      Morning as my belly is so swollen and sore and hard now so I

      Think they need to do something now.

    • limeleaf
      limeleaf dotty1234

      Posted

      I agree. Good luck and let us know how you get on.
    • dotty1234
      dotty1234 limeleaf

      Posted

      Hello limeleaf I have been to my doctors he did a back passage

      Examination and I have got a tear. He given some tablets to take 5 times a day. When he pressed in my belly the left side of my bowel is empty but my right side is very full. He want me to go back

      On the 4 Feb and if there no improvement he going to send me

      for the camara he think it could be crohen

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