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Old 03-08-2011, 07:35 PM
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I didn't choose any of thoses selections because none of them fitted, but I have had tummy involvement, and my Neuro said my symptoms were definitely caused by MS.

In my last major flare the nerves controlling the motility/peristalsis of my bowel were directly affected. Technically I had a bowel obstruction although there was nothing there to do the blocking.

Bowel obstructions are fairly common postoperative complications of bowel surgery (I had another one after my hemicolectomy), but with surgery it's the small bowel, or ileus, that's affected. During my flare it was the large bowel that wouldn't work, and the neuro told me my symptoms were definitely caused by MS.

Unfortunately my bladder was also affected at this time and I had to start self catheterisation. I shouldn't have been too surprised because the same areas of the spinal cord serve both the bladder and the large bowel.(L1 - L3)
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