Bowel resection recovery

An AFS Educational blog for: Resuming your exercise routine and reestablishing your fitness, after bowel surgery, can be both an exciting and scary proposition. What you can (and should) do, and when you should do them are common questions. Below, I’ll provide some basic guidelines for exercise following bowel surgery.…

A large bowel resection is also called a colectomy. The objective of this surgical procedure is to eliminate ailing segments of your large bowel.

My Small Bowel Resection Story (Prologue) - Belle Brita

It's common to have questions about what you can eat after surgery, especially gastrointestinal surgery. Physicians recommend a colectomy, or colon resection, to treat a variety of diseases, including colon cancer and inflammatory bowel disease.

A bowel blockage, also called an obstruction, can prevent gas, fluids, or food from moving through the intestines normally. It can cause constipation and, rarely, diarrhea. You may have pain, nausea, vomiting, and cramping. Most of the time, complete blockages require a stay in the hospital and possibly surgery. But if...

Less than 2 weeks ago I had surgery on my lower bowel in order to remove a segment that had a stricture and distention. Since I have had Crohn's disease for over 10 years this had lead to a build up of scar tissue and disease in this one segment of my bowel. In a…

Bowel obstruction surgery is needed to clear an intestinal blockage. Learn what to expect. Medically reviewed by our board-certified surgeons.

After a bowel resection, some foods can irritate your intestine or make side effects worse. Here are some tips from WebMD to keep your diet in check.

Medical trauma, hazy memories after anesthesia, and other details as I recap my day of surgery for my small bowel resection.

When is the best time to use bowel rest for IBD, and how does bowel rest work? Join me and Tami Hay, author of EarthGut: The Story of Peace, Love, Microbes, as we discuss how to use an elemental diet to help facilitate healing.