Category: Abdominal / Pelvic Adhesions
How to Tell if You Have Adhesions After C-Section ( C-Section Scar Tissue)
Read more: How to Tell if You Have Adhesions After C-Section ( C-Section Scar Tissue)Discover relief from C-section adhesions with Clear Passage® Physical Therapy’s free consult and request info, offering a non-surgical approach to address symptoms like chronic pain, infertility, and digestive issues that may have been troubling you for years and are caused by these adhesions. To learn more about getting help, visit our Apply to Therapy page. C-sections…
The Clear Passage® Insider – July 2016 Issue
Read more: The Clear Passage® Insider – July 2016 IssuePatient Video: Two Miracle Babies and a New Body After having her first child, Jill was heartbroken when she found herself unable to get pregnant again. Her search for a non-surgical treatment for secondary infertility and endometriosis led her to Clear Passage® – and two more children! Today, she is a mother of three and…
SIBO and Gut Motility
Read more: SIBO and Gut MotilityWhat is SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth)? A person is diagnosed with SIBO when there is an increased number of bacteria or a significant change in the types of bacteria found in the small bowel. A common misconception is that SIBO results from a single type of bacteria. Because a healthy bowel contains a spectrum of…
Podcast: Larry and Belinda Wurn Discuss Adhesions With Dr. Ruscio
Read more: Podcast: Larry and Belinda Wurn Discuss Adhesions With Dr. RuscioLarry and Belinda Wurn, founders of Clear Passage®, were recently interviewed on Dr. Michael Ruscio’s podcast. The Wurns spoke with Dr. Ruscio about abdominal adhesions and how they are a commonly overlooked cause of SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth), IBS, chronic pain, and infertility. Click below to hear the experts discuss the diagnosis and treatment…
Study Points to Link Between C-Section and Adhesions
Read more: Study Points to Link Between C-Section and AdhesionsAdhesions and C-Sections New evidence suggests that pelvic adhesions are present in more than a third of women with a history of previous c-sections and that the adhesions are associated with chronic pelvic pain. “Prevalence of pelvic adhesions on ultrasound examination in women with a history of Caesarean section,” published in the July issue of…
Pelvic Adhesions: What You May Not Know
Read more: Pelvic Adhesions: What You May Not KnowSome women will never even know that they have pelvic adhesions. For others, pelvic adhesions lead to a variety of women’s health conditions, including chronic pelvic pain and infertility. Often robbing women of fulfilling relationships, the gift of motherhood, and overall quality of life, these bands of internal scar tissue can have a profound impact…
How to Prevent Bowel Obstruction
Read more: How to Prevent Bowel ObstructionOne way of preventing an adhesion-related bowel obstruction surgery is Clear Passage®, a manual physical therapy that uses no surgery or drugs. Adhesions are bands of internal scar tissue that form after surgery, trauma, infection, or inflammation; there is no way of preventing adhesion formation as the body heals from these events. Clearing an existing obstruction…
Bowel Blockage Symptoms
Read more: Bowel Blockage SymptomsThe first symptoms of blocked bowel obstruction, also called bowel blockage, are typically pain, nausea, or vomiting. These symptoms are often accompanied by difficulty or inability to pass gas or stool. Additional symptoms that develop as the bowel blockage worsens are: Severe abdominal pain, persistent bloating, nausea, and the inability to pass gas or stool…
Do Abdominal Adhesions Show on an MRI Scan?
Read more: Do Abdominal Adhesions Show on an MRI Scan?Another reader has submitted a question that we wanted to share with everyone. Read on to learn about diagnosing abdominal adhesions. Q: I am experiencing a significant amount of abdominal pain, and I think it is due to adhesions that formed after a surgery. How can I find out if I have adhesions? Do abdominal…