Patient Story: Unexplained Abdominal Pain
Unexplained Abdominal Pain – Rae’s Story Rae’s story is an excerpt from our book, Overcome Infertility and Pain, Naturally My two weeks in Gainesville, Florida were a turning point for me. I don’t think I will ever be able to put into words what they did for me, my health, my approach to good health, […]
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 […]
Adhesions: What You Can’t See Can Hurt You
Adhesion Infographic Many people are unaware that they have adhesions — internal scar tissue that forms as part of the body’s healing process. If you are experiencing chronic pain, infertility, or small bowel obstruction, you may have adhesions. Read on to learn more about the causes of adhesions, how they affect the body, and treatment […]
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 […]
Pelvic Adhesions: What You May Not Know
Some 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
One 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
The 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: Pain or tenderness around or just below the belly button Stomach cramps that come […]
How to Prevent Surgery Adhesions
Q: I have adhesions as a result of a serious abdominal surgery several years ago. I’ve researched different treatments and it sounds like my only option is to have surgery to clear the adhesions. I’ve been advised not to go this route because I’ll have more adhesions as a result of the surgery. Is there […]
