serious constipation on small bowel -- need advice, sandy?

January 9, 2009

I had my annual upper GI in early december and a Bone scan 2 weeks later - and

they could still see the barium in me

by late december the movement had slowed to a crawl (from once a week to none)

-- I've taken Rx'd lactulos, which got some out, but in the last week I've took

Lactulos, stool softners, miralax, eLax, ton's of fruit, etc - and nothing

so I went to the doc yeterday and she ordered an xray

the xray showed " small bowel impaction " so she said to keep taking miralx

I did an internet search and most of it is on " small bowel blockages " -- but an

impaction and turn into a blockage quicklyI am concerned - but I'll call my doc

on monday if I have not hand any progress this weekend or if I get any abdominal

pain. I just hope the barium from the upper GI is not sill in there 4+ weeks

later-- I would think if it was my stomach would be very distented.I did get

some out this morning- but that could have all be in my large intestine -- it's

the small one that's the problem.

any advice ??

donna

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