Re: Personal Question -Small intestine obstruction? Resection?

[Guest guest]

Was the small intestine removed completely? If not how much cm were removed?

Depending on the length of the resection and the part of the small intestine

removed the absorption of water, electrolytes and nutrients can be impaired.

Full resection of the small intestine always requires parenteral nutrition

support. Fell free to email me for more info, although I feel the list serve

could benefit from sharing this clinical case.

Catia Borges, nutricionista

Centro de Saúde Chaves 1

ARS Norte, Portugal.

>

> Looking for some personal info, for my brother. (He's 64 y/o)

>

> He's been fighting non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma for a couple years now, doing

> quite well until recently.

>

> On May 19, they did surgery for a large tumor on his small intestine. They

> removed it, no spreading of cancer cells, everything went well, but they

> did have to resect his small intestine - fairly close to his appendix, so

> they removed it as well - it was appearing just slightly inflamed.

>

> He was discharged on a " regular " diet.

>

> Well, yesterday and today, he started having a lot of vomiting, nausea and

> abdominal bloating after eating a meatloaf dinner and later a fast food

> fish sandwich. My sister just called and today he's at the ER with

dehydration

> - the docs put in an NG tube and there's concern that he may have a

> blockage - just having some diarrhea, no formed stool for a day or so.

>

> So, should he have been discharged on a regular diet just 5 days after a

> resection? Or, maybe just adhesions causing a blockage?

>

> Any insight? Feel free to email me privately rather than cluttering up the

> listserv.

>

> TIA,

>

> Jan Patenaude, RD, CLT

> Director of Medical Nutrition

> Signet Diagnostic Corp.

> Telecommuting Nationwide

> (Mountain Time)

> Fax:

> DineRight4@...

>

> Certified LEAP Therapist (CLT) and specialist in inflammation caused by

> non-IgE food sensitivity - which causes IBS, migraine, fibromyalgia,

> arthritis and more. Co-author of the Certified LEAP Therapist Training

Course.

>

> Your email is important to me. If you send me an important email, and I

> don't respond in 2 business days, PLEASE give me a call. Some weeks, I get

> buried in email and I do not mean to ignore your email.

>

>