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What causes bowel obstruction?

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kitomd21

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My infant daughter wasn't born with meconium ileus - does this mean she most likely won't suffer from intestinal blockages later in life? Many individuals have mentioned surgery or colostomies on this site...are there symptoms prior to obstruction other than pain? That is, are stools exceptionally firm or does the consistency matter? My daughter's doctor gave me the impression that overdosage of enzymes can cause blockages, but doses that high are difficult to achieve due to a broad range of dosing....
 
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kitomd21

New member
My infant daughter wasn't born with meconium ileus - does this mean she most likely won't suffer from intestinal blockages later in life? Many individuals have mentioned surgery or colostomies on this site...are there symptoms prior to obstruction other than pain? That is, are stools exceptionally firm or does the consistency matter? My daughter's doctor gave me the impression that overdosage of enzymes can cause blockages, but doses that high are difficult to achieve due to a broad range of dosing....
 
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kitomd21

New member
My infant daughter wasn't born with meconium ileus - does this mean she most likely won't suffer from intestinal blockages later in life? Many individuals have mentioned surgery or colostomies on this site...are there symptoms prior to obstruction other than pain? That is, are stools exceptionally firm or does the consistency matter? My daughter's doctor gave me the impression that overdosage of enzymes can cause blockages, but doses that high are difficult to achieve due to a broad range of dosing....
 
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kitomd21

New member
My infant daughter wasn't born with meconium ileus - does this mean she most likely won't suffer from intestinal blockages later in life? Many individuals have mentioned surgery or colostomies on this site...are there symptoms prior to obstruction other than pain? That is, are stools exceptionally firm or does the consistency matter? My daughter's doctor gave me the impression that overdosage of enzymes can cause blockages, but doses that high are difficult to achieve due to a broad range of dosing....
 
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kitomd21

New member
My infant daughter wasn't born with meconium ileus - does this mean she most likely won't suffer from intestinal blockages later in life? Many individuals have mentioned surgery or colostomies on this site...are there symptoms prior to obstruction other than pain? That is, are stools exceptionally firm or does the consistency matter? My daughter's doctor gave me the impression that overdosage of enzymes can cause blockages, but doses that high are difficult to achieve due to a broad range of dosing....
 
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Transplantmommy

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I had Meconium Ileus when I was born and I did suffer from a few obstructions here and there. Sometimes it will be too many enzymes and other times it may be slow moving bowels. Pay attention to how many times in a day your daughter is going to the bathroom. CFers go to the bathroom more frequently (in most cases). The most recent obstruction that I had, I had not gone to the bathroom at all that day and was just passing a lot of gas.....I hadn't even thought about it being an obstruction. At that point, I was supposed to be going to the bathroom frequently because I had just had my colostomy bag off the week prior. By dinner time, I had some pain coming on and when I actually went to eat, I couldn't because I felt sick to my stomach. I went to bed that night and woke up an hour later in major pain and ended up going to the ER. I had a CT and sure enough it was a blockage. Luckily it passed on it's own a few hours later after some fluids running in me and some pain meds through the IV.

This episode was caused from slow moving intestines. Since I had a colostomy bag for 9 months, most of my small intestine had not worked for that long. It was a little sluggish to get going and that's what caused my obstruction.
 
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Transplantmommy

New member
I had Meconium Ileus when I was born and I did suffer from a few obstructions here and there. Sometimes it will be too many enzymes and other times it may be slow moving bowels. Pay attention to how many times in a day your daughter is going to the bathroom. CFers go to the bathroom more frequently (in most cases). The most recent obstruction that I had, I had not gone to the bathroom at all that day and was just passing a lot of gas.....I hadn't even thought about it being an obstruction. At that point, I was supposed to be going to the bathroom frequently because I had just had my colostomy bag off the week prior. By dinner time, I had some pain coming on and when I actually went to eat, I couldn't because I felt sick to my stomach. I went to bed that night and woke up an hour later in major pain and ended up going to the ER. I had a CT and sure enough it was a blockage. Luckily it passed on it's own a few hours later after some fluids running in me and some pain meds through the IV.

This episode was caused from slow moving intestines. Since I had a colostomy bag for 9 months, most of my small intestine had not worked for that long. It was a little sluggish to get going and that's what caused my obstruction.
 
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Transplantmommy

New member
I had Meconium Ileus when I was born and I did suffer from a few obstructions here and there. Sometimes it will be too many enzymes and other times it may be slow moving bowels. Pay attention to how many times in a day your daughter is going to the bathroom. CFers go to the bathroom more frequently (in most cases). The most recent obstruction that I had, I had not gone to the bathroom at all that day and was just passing a lot of gas.....I hadn't even thought about it being an obstruction. At that point, I was supposed to be going to the bathroom frequently because I had just had my colostomy bag off the week prior. By dinner time, I had some pain coming on and when I actually went to eat, I couldn't because I felt sick to my stomach. I went to bed that night and woke up an hour later in major pain and ended up going to the ER. I had a CT and sure enough it was a blockage. Luckily it passed on it's own a few hours later after some fluids running in me and some pain meds through the IV.

This episode was caused from slow moving intestines. Since I had a colostomy bag for 9 months, most of my small intestine had not worked for that long. It was a little sluggish to get going and that's what caused my obstruction.
 
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Transplantmommy

New member
I had Meconium Ileus when I was born and I did suffer from a few obstructions here and there. Sometimes it will be too many enzymes and other times it may be slow moving bowels. Pay attention to how many times in a day your daughter is going to the bathroom. CFers go to the bathroom more frequently (in most cases). The most recent obstruction that I had, I had not gone to the bathroom at all that day and was just passing a lot of gas.....I hadn't even thought about it being an obstruction. At that point, I was supposed to be going to the bathroom frequently because I had just had my colostomy bag off the week prior. By dinner time, I had some pain coming on and when I actually went to eat, I couldn't because I felt sick to my stomach. I went to bed that night and woke up an hour later in major pain and ended up going to the ER. I had a CT and sure enough it was a blockage. Luckily it passed on it's own a few hours later after some fluids running in me and some pain meds through the IV.

This episode was caused from slow moving intestines. Since I had a colostomy bag for 9 months, most of my small intestine had not worked for that long. It was a little sluggish to get going and that's what caused my obstruction.
 
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Transplantmommy

New member
I had Meconium Ileus when I was born and I did suffer from a few obstructions here and there. Sometimes it will be too many enzymes and other times it may be slow moving bowels. Pay attention to how many times in a day your daughter is going to the bathroom. CFers go to the bathroom more frequently (in most cases). The most recent obstruction that I had, I had not gone to the bathroom at all that day and was just passing a lot of gas.....I hadn't even thought about it being an obstruction. At that point, I was supposed to be going to the bathroom frequently because I had just had my colostomy bag off the week prior. By dinner time, I had some pain coming on and when I actually went to eat, I couldn't because I felt sick to my stomach. I went to bed that night and woke up an hour later in major pain and ended up going to the ER. I had a CT and sure enough it was a blockage. Luckily it passed on it's own a few hours later after some fluids running in me and some pain meds through the IV.
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<br />This episode was caused from slow moving intestines. Since I had a colostomy bag for 9 months, most of my small intestine had not worked for that long. It was a little sluggish to get going and that's what caused my obstruction.
 
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lightNlife

New member
Here are some articles that I wrote that may help you understand it better.

Understanding Bowel Obstruction
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://understandingcysticfibrosis.blogspot.com/2007/06/understanding-bowel-obstruction.html
">http://understandingcysticfibr...owel-obstruction.html
</a>
Understanding Meconium Ileus
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://understandingcysticfibrosis.blogspot.com/2008/03/understanding-meconium-ileus.html
">http://understandingcysticfibr...g-meconium-ileus.html
</a>
Understanding Bowel Movements
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://understandingcysticfibrosis.blogspot.com/2008/01/understanding-bowel-movements.html
">http://understandingcysticfibr...-bowel-movements.html
</a>
 
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lightNlife

New member
Here are some articles that I wrote that may help you understand it better.

Understanding Bowel Obstruction
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://understandingcysticfibrosis.blogspot.com/2007/06/understanding-bowel-obstruction.html
">http://understandingcysticfibr...owel-obstruction.html
</a>
Understanding Meconium Ileus
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://understandingcysticfibrosis.blogspot.com/2008/03/understanding-meconium-ileus.html
">http://understandingcysticfibr...g-meconium-ileus.html
</a>
Understanding Bowel Movements
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://understandingcysticfibrosis.blogspot.com/2008/01/understanding-bowel-movements.html
">http://understandingcysticfibr...-bowel-movements.html
</a>
 
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lightNlife

New member
Here are some articles that I wrote that may help you understand it better.

Understanding Bowel Obstruction
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://understandingcysticfibrosis.blogspot.com/2007/06/understanding-bowel-obstruction.html
">http://understandingcysticfibr...owel-obstruction.html
</a>
Understanding Meconium Ileus
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://understandingcysticfibrosis.blogspot.com/2008/03/understanding-meconium-ileus.html
">http://understandingcysticfibr...g-meconium-ileus.html
</a>
Understanding Bowel Movements
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://understandingcysticfibrosis.blogspot.com/2008/01/understanding-bowel-movements.html
">http://understandingcysticfibr...-bowel-movements.html
</a>
 
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lightNlife

New member
Here are some articles that I wrote that may help you understand it better.

Understanding Bowel Obstruction
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://understandingcysticfibrosis.blogspot.com/2007/06/understanding-bowel-obstruction.html
">http://understandingcysticfibr...owel-obstruction.html
</a>
Understanding Meconium Ileus
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://understandingcysticfibrosis.blogspot.com/2008/03/understanding-meconium-ileus.html
">http://understandingcysticfibr...g-meconium-ileus.html
</a>
Understanding Bowel Movements
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://understandingcysticfibrosis.blogspot.com/2008/01/understanding-bowel-movements.html
">http://understandingcysticfibr...-bowel-movements.html
</a>
 
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lightNlife

New member
<br />Here are some articles that I wrote that may help you understand it better.
<br />
<br />Understanding Bowel Obstruction
<br /><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://understandingcysticfibrosis.blogspot.com/2007/06/understanding-bowel-obstruction.html
">http://understandingcysticfibr...owel-obstruction.html
</a><br />
<br />Understanding Meconium Ileus
<br /><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://understandingcysticfibrosis.blogspot.com/2008/03/understanding-meconium-ileus.html
">http://understandingcysticfibr...g-meconium-ileus.html
</a><br />
<br />Understanding Bowel Movements
<br /><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://understandingcysticfibrosis.blogspot.com/2008/01/understanding-bowel-movements.html
">http://understandingcysticfibr...-bowel-movements.html
</a><br />
 
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