Adhesions

[Jeannine]

Hello,



I have previously posted here before and you have been a great

help! I've had gastroparesis and chronic pain since 2/98

when I had my gallbladder/apendix out,also had adhesions

removed from the gb area and from the cecum (edhesions were

from cecum almost to abdominal wall) Can adhesions cause

diarrhea? I usually have trouble with constp. The pain will

not go away and I was wondering about Microsurgery. Is that

a less invasive way to take a look to see if there are adhesions?

I have heard of some of the "barriers". Can they be applied

through Microsurgery? Does any of this sound like symptoms of

adhesions?



I was also wondering how gastrectomy/

or abdominal surgery can cause Restless Legs syndrome??

(I have RLS also)



Some of my symptoms are pain/pressure/pulling(center of abdomen and right side)after eating and nausea.

I also notice that after a BM my stomach will empty a little

and I sometimes get some relief from the upper R pain ect.. Recently Ive been having lower R side pain with the diarrhea or when stool passes by and also with slight pushing to go.



Thank you so much for your time and experience I appreciate it

very much!!



Jeannine

[HFHSm.D.-Gastro-rf]

Dear Jeannine,

With regard to your questions, adhesions can cause diarrhea, if there is partial bowel obstruction, leading to bacterial overgrowth which causes malaborption and diarrhea.  Usually, however, the predominant symptom is constipation.



Iam uncertain what you mean by microsurgery.  Any time you touch the bowel, cut tissue planes, or lyse adhesions, you create the possibility of additional adhesions.  A laparoscopy may identify some adhesions, but might not show all the problems.



Barriers may prevent future adhesions but can not reverse the ones that are already established.

[monica]

Jeannine, I had never heard that abdominal surgery caused Restless Legs syndrome.  I have it and it DRIVES ME CRAZY!! I have it almost every night and some times do not sleep all night.  I recently heard it was caused from a lack of dopamine in the brain.  I have had my gallbladder removed and also have had Nissan Fundoplication surgery three times (2 laproscopically and one open surgery).  What do they tell you to do for the RLS?  Thank you!

Monica

[Jeannine]

Hi Monica,



For the RLS I take Ativan (Lorazepam)(2)-(.5mg) tabs in the eve.

This helps me sleep a little better. Its a anxiety med. but

it causes drowsiness so its also used to help sleep disorders.

I also stretch my legs,ride my exercise bike,go for walks and

there is this stretch I do.....lets see...lie on the floor on

your back then bring your knees to your forehead.Its like when

you do the pedaling thing but bring your legs over your head

and you should be able to see your knees keep your legs straight.

Well...keep your legs as straight as you can :) I sympathize

with you Ive gone 2 days without decent sleep, I just walk around

the house at 2am thinking to myself this really stinks!!



If you go to the Internet and type Restless Legs Syndrome there are a bunch of sites with good info. Another thing that is helpfull is mental distraction: read & sit in a chair and hold your legs out in front of you for as long as you can.Puzzles,surf the web.I hope some of this helps! Feel free

to E-Mail me if you would like to "chat" some more about RLS

coping strategies. ***@**** Good Luck to you!



Jeannine

(I am very interested in the connection between the gastrectomy

and RLS as a side efect of it.)