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What Causes Persistent Pain In The Abdomen Post Enterectomy?

I had an esophogetomy and a bowel resection and now 6 months later I am still in pain daily and cramps get severe before bowel movement. The surgeon did a barium swallow 2 times and said that he sees nothing wrong referred me to a nutritionist who said I am fine. Then went to gastroenterologist who did a endoscopy and said there may be a blockage and sent me in for a CT scan and I was told all normal Now he eats to do a colonoscopy at the end of the month b ut I can t take the pain anymore any ideas of what it may b
Mon, 8 Jul 2019
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Hi,

Since the Barium study has already been done, as well as CT scan of abdomen being normal, it is difficult to say what can really cause such symptoms as you have mentioned.
I would advise you the following:
Complete other investigations like colonoscopy, Tests of stool for 3 consecutive days.
Tests of blood, particularly for CBC. sugar and thyroid functions, liver functions.
Clinical evaluation has already been done and further investigations being done. And other causes also needs consideration:
Functional disorders.
Irritable bowel syndrome.
Intestinal infection like SIBo.
All this can be diagnosed by the following ways:
Tests of stool for three days.
Tests of blood for all organ function including thyroid and so on.
Treatment as per the causes found and if all the tests are normal then to be treated as IBS.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. T Chandrakant, ENT & General Surgeon
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What Causes Persistent Pain In The Abdomen Post Enterectomy?

Hi, Since the Barium study has already been done, as well as CT scan of abdomen being normal, it is difficult to say what can really cause such symptoms as you have mentioned. I would advise you the following: Complete other investigations like colonoscopy, Tests of stool for 3 consecutive days. Tests of blood, particularly for CBC. sugar and thyroid functions, liver functions. Clinical evaluation has already been done and further investigations being done. And other causes also needs consideration: Functional disorders. Irritable bowel syndrome. Intestinal infection like SIBo. All this can be diagnosed by the following ways: Tests of stool for three days. Tests of blood for all organ function including thyroid and so on. Treatment as per the causes found and if all the tests are normal then to be treated as IBS. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. T Chandrakant, ENT & General Surgeon