Reply to "Gas? Cramps? Obstruction?"

KennyJG44Member

Hi JA - welcome to the board....sorry to hear you've been struggling a bit lately (year?)! Usually the first suggestion for a lower frequency of BMs and some pain is a stricture at the anastomosis site....have you had any issues like this in the past? I've been extremely lucky in the 13+ years since my surgery - very few issues. It's been strange for me to have these pains but no associated changes in BMs or frequency.

Scott (and some others here) have suggested fiber for me, though at this point I've kind of backed off my belief that I'm backed up a bit. I'd be interested to hear how it works for you.

Have you seen anyone about this lately? Maybe it might be a good idea to have your pouch checked for strictures? My gastro today, considering all symptoms and tests, thinks I might have an instance of SIBO, which apparently also causes pain and cramps.

Hope the fiber gives you a good start - let me know!

9/30/1712:34 AM

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