Hi Lou,
I’m so sorry you’re having such a rough time! My symptoms were very similar...trying to go to the bathroom but nothing would come out. I also had abdominal pain, nausea, and eventually vomiting. My episodes would come on rather quickly and I would immediately go to the emergency room, figuring I had a blockage of some sort. This happened about twice a year for 6 years before they were finally able to confirm the blockage on a scan. I guess the previous ones sorted themselves out before they could see anything to confirm what I knew was happening. I finally went to see a surgeon because I was sick of ending up in the hospital every 6 months and she immediately thought adhesions...which no one else had ever said before. I declined surgery at the time because, well, why sign up for surgery when you’re currently feeling good?? About 6 months later I ended up in the emergency room again and this time I had no choice as it was a closed loop obstruction so they had to go in. She removed the adhesions and I haven’t had an episode like that since. I certainly have my other fair share of issues post surgery but at least I’m able to manage it at home and with diet and medication. You know your body best, if something feels off (which obviously it sounds like it does) push to talk to the right people and come up with a plan. It’s better to go into surgery when you’re “healthy” rather than in an emergency situation! Good luck and keep us updated.
xoxo