Guest guest Posted May 28, 2003 Report Share Posted May 28, 2003 It seems unlikely that certain foods would cause a kink to develop in the intestine. I developed a kink in my intestine and had to have surgery to straighten it out. Kinks seem to develop more frequently in tall people because there is more room for the intestine to move around. It can usually be discovered with an Upper GI series. Ray Hooks For WLS nutrition info, visit http://www.bariatricsupplementsystem.com BrownEyedBrat4@... wrote: > > In a message dated 5/28/2003 3:18:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > Graduate-OSSG writes: > > > The > > blockages (kinking of the intestines) could have killed them > > (literally). Problem is that it does NOT show up on X-Rays or even > > CAT scans, and only exploratory surgery can detect it. In some > > cases, the intestine gets caught up in defects (holes) in the > > mesentery (the membrane that keeps your innards in place), and the > > blood supply to that section of intestine gets cut off, leading to > > the necrosis. In some of the cases, the intestines just kinked up, > > and the ER staff were able to coax them into un-kinking (don't ask me > > how). > > > > The instances I read of were all DS folk, > > I had LAP RNY 03/27/02 and I have had two intestinal blockages > (kinking/twisting of the intestines/bowel). One was 3 weeks post op, (I also had a > herniation of the Roux limb at that time) and the other was just shy of a year postop. > The first one showed up on an upper GI and the second showed up on CT of the > abdomen with contrast. Both times I required another surgery. The pain is > horrible - you cannot sit, stand, walk, lay down - nothing short of major doses > of morphine or Demerol helps and even then it still hurts you just don't > care. It also feels that you are extremely constipated (well, you sort of are as > nothing can pass the point of the twist). Medical attention is critical. I > have found that I had to eliminate foods from my diet that can trigger the > beginning of it - one being nuts and even creamy peanut butter (oh how I miss that > in my shakes) as somehow, they cause it to happen for me. > > Sandy > Boca Raton, FL > postop ~ 03/27/02 > 265/131 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2003 Report Share Posted May 28, 2003 I got a kink and small bowel obstruction last month. Still recovering from the surgery. It is a VERY painful thing to have happen. I agree with Ray that it is unlikely that certain foods would cause a kink, but I can't agree with the " tall " part. My intestines got kinked and wrapped around some adhesions. Then of course food was getting trapped in the kink. I am only 5', and was told by the surgeon that part of the problem was that I am so short and thin now that there was less room for the intestine to move and unkink itself. So go figure. All I know is I never ever ever want to go through that pain again. open RNY 10/18/01 291 start wt 135 goal 131 & holding At 07:23 PM 5/28/03 -0500, Ray Hooks wrote: >It seems unlikely that certain foods would cause a kink to develop in >the intestine. I developed a kink in my intestine and had to have >surgery to straighten it out. Kinks seem to develop more frequently in >tall people because there is more room for the intestine to move >around. It can usually be discovered with an Upper GI series. > >Ray Hooks >For WLS nutrition info, visit >http://www.bariatricsupplementsystem.com > > >BrownEyedBrat4@... wrote: > > > > In a message dated 5/28/2003 3:18:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > > Graduate-OSSG writes: > > > > > The > > > blockages (kinking of the intestines) could have killed them > > > (literally). Problem is that it does NOT show up on X-Rays or even > > > CAT scans, and only exploratory surgery can detect it. In some > > > cases, the intestine gets caught up in defects (holes) in the > > > mesentery (the membrane that keeps your innards in place), and the > > > blood supply to that section of intestine gets cut off, leading to > > > the necrosis. In some of the cases, the intestines just kinked up, > > > and the ER staff were able to coax them into un-kinking (don't ask me > > > how). > > > > > > The instances I read of were all DS folk, > > > > I had LAP RNY 03/27/02 and I have had two intestinal blockages > > (kinking/twisting of the intestines/bowel). One was 3 weeks post op, > (I also had a > > herniation of the Roux limb at that time) and the other was just shy of > a year postop. > > The first one showed up on an upper GI and the second showed up on CT > of the > > abdomen with contrast. Both times I required another surgery. The pain is > > horrible - you cannot sit, stand, walk, lay down - nothing short of > major doses > > of morphine or Demerol helps and even then it still hurts you just don't > > care. It also feels that you are extremely constipated (well, you sort > of are as > > nothing can pass the point of the twist). Medical attention is > critical. I > > have found that I had to eliminate foods from my diet that can trigger the > > beginning of it - one being nuts and even creamy peanut butter (oh how > I miss that > > in my shakes) as somehow, they cause it to happen for me. > > > > Sandy > > Boca Raton, FL > > postop ~ 03/27/02 > > 265/131 > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2003 Report Share Posted May 28, 2003 Why do they want to BLAME us for an adhesion or kink? I had a kink after my first baby, born normally. Did he wrap it on the way out? Stuff happens. They (misc docs) get in there, move stuff around, and the body reacts by trying to throw a net over everything to fend off the invaders. It's nothing personal against us, or the surgeon. But it IS life threatening and darned painful Thanks, Vitalady, Inc. T www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=orders%40vitalady.com Re: Intestinal Blockages > I got a kink and small bowel obstruction last month. Still recovering from > the surgery. It is a VERY painful thing to have happen. I agree with Ray > that it is unlikely that certain foods would cause a kink, but I can't > agree with the " tall " part. My intestines got kinked and wrapped around > some adhesions. Then of course food was getting trapped in the kink. I am > only 5', and was told by the surgeon that part of the problem was that I am > so short and thin now that there was less room for the intestine to move > and unkink itself. So go figure. All I know is I never ever ever want to > go through that pain again. > > > open RNY 10/18/01 > 291 start wt > 135 goal > 131 & holding > > > At 07:23 PM 5/28/03 -0500, Ray Hooks wrote: > >It seems unlikely that certain foods would cause a kink to develop in > >the intestine. I developed a kink in my intestine and had to have > >surgery to straighten it out. Kinks seem to develop more frequently in > >tall people because there is more room for the intestine to move > >around. It can usually be discovered with an Upper GI series. > > > >Ray Hooks > >For WLS nutrition info, visit > >http://www.bariatricsupplementsystem.com > > > > > >BrownEyedBrat4@... wrote: > > > > > > In a message dated 5/28/2003 3:18:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > > > Graduate-OSSG writes: > > > > > > > The > > > > blockages (kinking of the intestines) could have killed them > > > > (literally). Problem is that it does NOT show up on X-Rays or even > > > > CAT scans, and only exploratory surgery can detect it. In some > > > > cases, the intestine gets caught up in defects (holes) in the > > > > mesentery (the membrane that keeps your innards in place), and the > > > > blood supply to that section of intestine gets cut off, leading to > > > > the necrosis. In some of the cases, the intestines just kinked up, > > > > and the ER staff were able to coax them into un-kinking (don't ask me > > > > how). > > > > > > > > The instances I read of were all DS folk, > > > > > > I had LAP RNY 03/27/02 and I have had two intestinal blockages > > > (kinking/twisting of the intestines/bowel). One was 3 weeks post op, > > (I also had a > > > herniation of the Roux limb at that time) and the other was just shy of > > a year postop. > > > The first one showed up on an upper GI and the second showed up on CT > > of the > > > abdomen with contrast. Both times I required another surgery. The pain is > > > horrible - you cannot sit, stand, walk, lay down - nothing short of > > major doses > > > of morphine or Demerol helps and even then it still hurts you just don't > > > care. It also feels that you are extremely constipated (well, you sort > > of are as > > > nothing can pass the point of the twist). Medical attention is > > critical. I > > > have found that I had to eliminate foods from my diet that can trigger the > > > beginning of it - one being nuts and even creamy peanut butter (oh how > > I miss that > > > in my shakes) as somehow, they cause it to happen for me. > > > > > > Sandy > > > Boca Raton, FL > > > postop ~ 03/27/02 > > > 265/131 > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2003 Report Share Posted June 8, 2003 Well, I am 6'3 " . That is not generally considered short. I was just repeating what my surgeon told me. I do not know of any clinical studies on the subject. Ray Hooks For WLS nutrition info, visit http://www.bariatricsupplementsystem.com Sue Rudnicki wrote: > > Kinks seem to develop more frequently in > tall people because there is more room for the intestine to move > around. It can usually be discovered with an Upper GI series. > > ** I will totally dispute this one - every single person I know who has had > intestinal blockages were short - were the intestine is jammed up inside us. > sue -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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