What is the Cause of a Small Bowel Obstruction and What Are Your Options for Treatment?
What is the Cause? The most common cause of bowel obstructions is adhesions. In fact, 65%-75% of bowel obstructions, are caused by adhesions. Adhesions are collagenous bands of scar tissue that form after some sort of trauma during the healing process. Think of it like a scab forming on your skin after a cut. Adhesions […]
Bowel Obstruction Success Rates
Background At Clear Passage®, we have always been cautious about keeping patients safe, and making claims about our results. After we opened our first fallopian tubes in 1989, we spent 30 years studying adhesions, refining treatment techniques, having biostatisticians calculate what techniques worked best, further refining, and then publishing our results. In 2008, we turned […]
[Infographic] The Main Causes of Bowel Obstructions
This infographic is based on a previous blog post that describes the most common causes of bowel obstruction and what you can do to prevent them.
The Most Common Causes of Bowel Obstruction and How to Prevent It
Obstructing? Need Help Now! How Can Therapy Help Experience relief from bowel obstructions with Clear Passage Physical Therapy’s Free Consult and Request Info, offering a non-surgical, manual therapy approach that treats adhesions – the primary cause of most small bowel obstructions – potentially helping you avoid risky surgeries and recurrent blockages. To learn more about […]
Lifesaving Therapy for Intestinal Obstructions Comes to St. Louis
“Hands-on” physical therapy that feels like a deep massage shows promise for preventing life-threatening bowel obstructions. February 28, 2017 – Over one hundred thousand Americans have surgery, and thousands die each year due to small bowel obstructions (SBO). In this condition, internal scars called adhesions can block the passage of food through the intestines. The […]
What SBO Patients Can Expect From Treatment
Based on feedback from our patients, our primary goals with SBO patients are to: Note: Abdominal and pelvic surgery can change your intestines significantly. Thus, you may continue to have moderate or extensive diet restrictions even after therapy. Whether you will be able to start eating the foods you enjoyed before your obstructions began will […]
An End to Bowel Obstructions
Bowel obstruction is a debilitating, potentially life-threatening condition that can leave one trapped in a repeating cycle of surgeries and obstructions. National news anchor and previous patient Linda Vester discusses her struggle to overcome bowel obstruction caused by post-surgical adhesions. Click on the video below to hear Linda’s story. Transcription After about six surgeries, I […]
Bowel Obstruction: Patient Story Update
Mark first received treatment at Clear Passage five years ago, when recurring bowel obstructions were threatening his life. Prior to beginning therapy, he had spent a total of over 140 days in the hospital — 96 of which were during a medically induced coma — and had several bowel repair surgeries. Since his initial treatment […]
Recipes For Bowel Obstruction Patients
Bowel Obstruction Diet If you recently had a bowel obstruction, you may be anxious about the foods you should and should not eat in order to keep future obstructions at bay. To keep from obstructing again, most patients must adopt a diet that contains low or minimal amounts of fiber. The good news is that […]
Success Story: Clear Passage Allowed Me to Resume My Adventures
“If they say they can help you, my friend —you can believe it.” A marine biologist, Richard found his life turned upside down due to bowel obstruction, a potentially life-threatening condition. Like many of our other patients, he was told that surgery was the only way to relieve his obstruction. Used to being out on […]
