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Adhesions + Strictures from Multiple Surgeries

Adhesions + Strictures from Multiple Surgeries

I have had 3 bowel resections and a hernia surgery to fix an incisional hernia.  I was told I have multiple adhesions to the mesh they implanted for the hernia surgery.  My doctor has put me on a very restricted diet:  No fresh vegetables or fruit, no dairy, no fibrous or hard to digest food, no whole wheat products, no red meat (except for hamburger).  I do not tolerate multi-vitamins well (cramps and pain).  

Any suggestions?  I am pretty much on a "junk food" diet and need to get my vitamins somehow ...
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Has your doctor made any suggestions about the possibility of breaking up the adhesions?  There is a technique using a ball that you roll on to break them up, but this is obviously something you would never want to try without consulting your doctor first.  You wouldn't want to do anything that might interfere with the mesh placement.  

Are you able to eat cooked veggies?  They do lose some of their nutritional value when cooked, but sometimes, cooked ones aren't a totally bad thing.  Carrots, for example, lose vitamin C when cooked, but become richer in beta carotene.  Tomatoes are richer in lycopene when cooked.  Have you been to a Nutritionist to help you come up with a diet you can tolerate?  What about things like V8 juice?  

Good luck to you.  Hope you find some answers!
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