Hey! I think I am doing ok but just having problems with my protein intake, eating and water. I am 3 weeks out and I was told to try stage 4 which I call trial and error! I don't feel like I had surgery at all and it doesn't help that I am over 2200 miles away from home so I really haven't had time to heal and get everything in order. Thanks for checking up on me!

I must know 100 of them, but they're not here. The problem was SBO, or small bowel obstruction. There are now a lot of studies out there showing the 3 or 4 main types we can get. In other words, test toward "these".

Go here and ask the question. Most of us are many years out.

Many have had SBO, so have had exploratory surgeries. That was before the cause of SBO was so widely reported.

Hopefully, they are still tuned in.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

So sorry you're having to deal with this.  I too have had severe abdominal pain and have gone to ER a whole bunch of times and they can't find anything wrong.

I used to have the pain constantly....almost everytime I ate.  It's so much better now.  The last time I had an episode was like 5 months ago...Thank Goodness! 

Good luck and make sure you quickly get insurance so that you're cared for.....

Has the pain moved today?

Crystal Light/Citric acid is good, generally, but of course, it doesn't replace naked water.

What I was looking for was kidney stones. Mine were much like yours in that I had minor pain for 3 days before I realized it was getting worse and took myself to a doc.

I can't eat nuts/seeds due to diverticuler disease.  Am not getting much dark leafy greens or grains.  One cup of decaf tea/coffee in the am.  No soda.  But I do drink a ton of crystal light. 
Is there something to flavor water with that isn't full of citric acid?