9 Month post surgery. Dr suspects twisted bowels?

[dballard 1]

Having surgery on Tuesday to see if my bowels have twisted or another causing pain in lower abdomen every time I eat. Anyone heard of this?

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[Berry78 4,261]

If they are talking about an internal hernia (Petersen's defect), then yes. Basically a loop of the intestines can move out of place and get trapped (pinched off) by the other intestines. If it is pinched, food has trouble moving through, and if it is tight enough, that loop of intestine can lose its blood supply. (If that were currently happening, you'd likely be laying on the floor screaming in pain).

They may be talking about something else, but it's all similar. Intestines are like a squishy hose, and if the hose gets a kink in it, problems happen.

[MommyOnTheMove 1]

Yes, I just had open surgery to correct scar tissue causing a bowel blockage 6 days ago. I had stomach / abdominal pain.