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By Nixl | Mar 02, 2012

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IBS and Laparotomy

Hi, I am going in for a laparotomy surgery on monday to remove a cyst from my ovary. I will be having a general anaesthetic, What I would like advice on is weather the operation will have an impact on my IBS? thanks for any advice.

Nicx

Tags: IBS, laparotomy, surgery

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patient915

Mar 03, 2012

To: Nixl

Welcome to the IBS community! The surgery could cause your bowels to stop working for a short period of time, but this should recover on its own.

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