Dead protective liner of the intestines?
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I'm not sure what your daughter's diagnosis is, so you should try to find out, but one type of "twisted" intestines is called volvulus.\n\nHere is part of an article from emedicine about volvulus:\n\n"In 1992, Messineo et al determined that the most important factors influencing mortality are the presence of necrotic bowel, associated abnormalities, and younger age. Risk of mortality increases 25 times in the presence of bowel necrosis and is influenced heavily by length of viable bowel. They determined that the survival rate is maintained above 93% with 10%, 25%, and 50% of the bowel necrosed; however, the survival rate drops to 35% with the loss of 75% of the length of the small bowel. The presence of other serious abnormalities also increases the risk of mortality by a factor of 22. Given the high association of malrotation with other congenital anomalies, this risk factor heavily affects mortality figures. In addition, Messineo et al found that patients who died after surgery had a significantly lower median age (4 d versus 30 d)."\n\nThis is basically saying that the more of the bowel that dies, the worse off she is.\n\nIn the article, one treatment is a bowel resection, which is when they take the dead part out.  Her recovery would depend on how much they take out.  I would imagine 6-8 weeks or around that unless it's really severe; that is what the below articles say.\n\n\nTry to find out the exact diagnosis--googling that will give you better clues of what to expect.
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Bowel Underware Movement
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take some LACTOBACILLUS powder supplement. drink lots of water. consult a Doctor if u get bloody diarrhoea.\n\nIt will help restoring the good bacterial flora inside your gastrointestinal tract.
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Yes, I had one at age 6.  As stated, there becomes a tear in the wall of your stomach and the intestine pushes out.  It is also called a rupture and can be very painful.  It can affect your urination and bowel movements.  It can be made worse by heavy lifting, etc.  My mom has had one for years, but won't do anything about it till she gets laid up.  She is 65.  So it isn't the most serious problem you can have.
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I have one myself, several years now.  Occured sometime after lung transpalnt surgery.  My doctor has told me that it is only a problem if it strangulates my intestines, otherwise don't worry.  Since you are also worried about your appearance, you may want to look into surgical repair, that's the only way to remove one.  A good surgeon can do this with minimal scar and can even hide the scar in your belly button.
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yes this is usually an indication of irritable bowel syndrome don,t panic its not fatal just annoying i use fibercon and that seems to help otherwise your dr may be able to give you something forit
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Buttplug.  \n\nSeriously though, this is something you should talk to a doctor about.  It could be a sign of colon cancer (as well as many other less threatening diseases, but you can not know for sure unless you check it out).
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She is lucky to have such a concerned sister.  J or jejunostomy feeding tubes are quite useful to help patients stay nourished while the esophagus heals.  If her esophagus is damaged, she may need to have a feeding tube for a long time. I recommend that you ask these questions to her doctor, surgeon, or primary nurse.  Right now, this might be the most important thing she does to improve her condition and promote wound healing.
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It could be an infection or polyps.
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It's a blockage of terminal ileum, part of the small colon.  It is normally corrected by surgery.
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I'm not sure that I would try anything that could peel away the mucosa lining of your intestine. It's there for a reason. I have actually never heard of anything like this that was safe. If I were you I'd do more research into this, including talking to homeopathic physician.
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If the radiation has killed enough cells in one spot, it can last the rest of your life. You should have a doctor evaluate your problem, since it's possible that you need surgery to repair a section of your colon, or that you may have developed cancer that is causing the problem.
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Human waste is typically brown in appearance in semi-solid with a mucus membrane.  Its color is the result of a mixture of green (from bile), yellows (from muscus) and rusty red (from discarded blood cells).  Other components include retired white bloodcells, cellular waste, undigested food (though this is relatively rare) and water.  All living creatures relieve themselves of waste in some form, so if you, in fact, do not 'poop', then all of those components of waste I listed must get removed somehow.  However, there are no records of a there ever being a human being who had never 'pooped'.  In fact, the consequence would most certainly be death, as the human body has no 'backup' waste removal system to handle bulky solid wastes a person medically incapable of a bowel movement would succumb to septisemia within days.  As a note, black stool usually indicates bleeding along the digestive track and those who experience it regularly (or experience uncharacteristic abdominal pain or bloating during the bowel movement) should consult their physician at once.
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ok can i get some more info although i will try to answer this for you without it. Has she had a bowel movement recently before the citrate? if you say no then the hard swelling could be really bad. And she needs to be seen now. If her bowels explode it will kill a person in 48 hours....... This is nothing to play with..........If you dont believe me call your local pharmacist or hospital they will confirm.......Her large intestine could be knotted and this she needs to be seen for also. Dont wait til doctors hours take her to the er. If they are twisted or knotted and she pushes too hard it will explode.....
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Ask your doctor about stripping the membranes.  It is basically a rough exam where he/she pushes around inside of you to help things move along.  It is uncomfortable, but well worth it to get the little bun out of the oven.  Worked like a charm for me with my second one.
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isn't it where you have part of your bowel removed?
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Wow - I was wondering when someone would resurrect this... it's old news, I'm afraid. Here's one of many web sites, too...\n\nhttp://www.aip.org/isns/reports/2002/058.html