does anyone here on this form have intestinal nerve damage?

[cornishrex13]

What has your Dr. done for you? I am getting pain meds. and I am greatfull for them but I am getting worse not better.I am not able to function normally to work on my medication and my pain is still bad. What things have your DRs. tried that have helped you? I still feel like my insides are tareing when I eat.It hurts so bad I can't get the nutrition I need. Any help or ideas would be appreciated........Dawn of day

[cornishrex13]

Thanks for your response. The above have all been ruled out except I do have constipation. But it is actually better with narcotics. Because The pain caused from the nerve damage is so bad that it caused abdominal bloating and then I start having absorption problems,and also anarexia due to the pain being so great when I eat. I end up on baby food and ensure and you can't live lone on that. because i am now on pain meds I am able to eat almost normal except for food list below.( I use MOM every fourth (Day)). (It helps move things along)  BUT IF I EAT ANY RICE,BREAD,BEANS,POTATOES OR ANY GRAIN WITHIN A TWO -THREE HOUR PERIOD MY INTESTINES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE RIPPING APART AND MY MOTILITY SLOWS ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP. I THEN MUST STAY ON CLEAR LIQUIDS FOR SEVERAL DAYS TILL THINGS SLOWLY START MOVING AGAIN. My nerve damage was caused by TWO VERY SERVER PROBLEMS IN MY ABDOMEN THAT I NEEDED SURGERY FOR. THEY WERE EASY TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEMS BUT BECAUSE OF SPEED,ARROGANCE,AND THINKING THAT IF A  WOMAN IS IN PAIN THAT IT MUST BE IN THEIR HEAD. UNLESS YOU HAVE CLASSIC SYMPTOM S. IF YOU DON'T  HAVE CLASSIC SYMPTOMS OF A PROBLEM THEY THINK YOU ARE SEEKING DRUGS ,EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE NO HISTORY OF DRUG SEEKING OR YOU AREN'T EVEN ASKING FOR  PAIN MEDS. I EVEN WORKED IN THE MEDICAL FIELD AND HAD BEEN IN GREAT HEALTH TILL THIS HAPPENED. THEY...WERE...NOT...LISTENING. I ALMOST DIED WITH EACH PROBLEM AND HAD GONE TO DIFFERENT HOSPITALS. THE PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD. I AM ALSO A VERY GOOD AND KIND COMMUNICATOR. MY SURGICAL ISSUES WERE 2 YRS APART. ONE PROBLEM STARTED RIGHT AFTER THE OTHER. THAT LEFT ME IN SEVERE UNTEATED PAIN FOR FOUR YRS. A NURSE PRACTITIONER WHO WAS WELL RESPECTED AT THE HOSPITAL I WORKED FOR SAID SHE HAD A BOWEL OBSTRUCTION AND RAN THE TEST TO PROVE IT. SHE WAS IN AGONY. SHE WAS THERE FOR 6 HRS BEFORE SHE COULD GET ANYONE TO LISTEN TO HER THAT SHE WAS A NURSE PRACTITIONER AND SHE RIGHT NOW HAD A BOWEL OBSTRUCTION AND SHE HAD THE FILM TO PROVE IT. SHE SAW THE NURSES WRITE THE INFO DOWN AND THE DRS. WANTED TO JUST ORDER LABS AND DID NOT ADDRESS WHAT THE NURSES HAD WRITTEN ON THE CHART AT ALL. SO AT LEAST I KNOW I'M NOT ALONE AND THIS NURSE PRACTITIONER UNDERSTANDS. SHE WILL DXS A PROBLEM BEFORE ALLOT OF DRS. BECAUSE SHE LISTENS, THAT IS HALF OF IT RIGHT THERE. ANYWAY IF ANYONE OUT THERE HAS DELT WITH MOTILITY ISSUES OF THIS SORT AND HAVE SOME ANSWERS PLEASE LET ME KNOW.............CORNISHREX

[Caryopteris]

Without more details, possible causes that come to my mind for such intestinal pain could be Celiac disease, Crohn's disease, diabetic gastroparesis, gallbladder disease, or severe constipation.  There are other possibilities, of course, but abdominal pain can take time and effort to sort out.  Good luck!