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What Is The Treatment For Severe Abdominal Cramps?

My husband was hospitalized and was told that he has diverticulitis and the bladder and colon are now attached. He went to a surgeon who recommend that he have a colonoscopy. He tried to have it but he did not get clean (he had a colonic) He is now doing a deeper prep but the medicine is not working and he is cramping severely. What could be the cause. He is 61 yrs old.
Tue, 6 Dec 2016
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A lot of things can cause abdominal cramps, but it sounds like your husband has developed abdominal adhesions from the inflammation caused by his diverticulitis. Adhesions are pieces of scar tissue that develop in areas of prior inflammation or surgery, and they impair the normal ability of the GI tract to move food food along (via peristalsis). In my opinion based off of what you have written, this is the most likely cause of his cramping.
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What Is The Treatment For Severe Abdominal Cramps?

A lot of things can cause abdominal cramps, but it sounds like your husband has developed abdominal adhesions from the inflammation caused by his diverticulitis. Adhesions are pieces of scar tissue that develop in areas of prior inflammation or surgery, and they impair the normal ability of the GI tract to move food food along (via peristalsis). In my opinion based off of what you have written, this is the most likely cause of his cramping.