anyone have bowel damage after csection?

[kittypants]

we were told we couldnt have anymore babies as ive had 3 csections last one reesulted in bladder damage.luckily healed fairly quickly.on tuesday we saw consultant who has saiod so long as were aware of risks then go for it.risks are bowel and bladder damage.im trying to find out how bowel damage would effect my day to day life with 3 children and newborn.what is reality of bowel damage?

or know where i could find advice??

Nope. No experience. How does bladder damage lead to bowel damage? I'd get a second opinion and ask a few more questions about the risks. What kind of damage are we talking about?

There are deffo lots of peopl who have had 4 or 5 sections.

no sorry,i didnt mean bladder damage leading to bowel damage.i had bladder damage after 3rd csection and was adviced by a doctor months after not to have anymore but tuesday saw consultant who said it was ok so long as i knew of risks including damage to bladder or bowel.i just wanted to find out if i had to have colostomy bag for example,how it would effect my day to day life?

What kind of damage occurred to your bladder?

I'd still want a second opinion just because sometimes advice can vary from doctor to doctor so it's good to get a few opinions and make a decision from there.

i had tear due to scar tissue and had bag for 10 days and antibiotics.

So wouldn't it all be healed now and not present any risk for it repeating? IS there any greater risk in section number four than there was in section number 3?

this might be helpful

I think that these are the risk for any CS (and would surely depend on the skill of the surgeon doing the cs), are you sure he was specifically referring to there being more risk in your case?
I think the biggest risk of multiple cs is risk of rupture of the scar on the uterus.

i was told when preparing for my upcoming 3rd c-section - as things can not be quite where they should be after a couple of c-sections there is a risk of bladder or bowel damage from the surgery. I imagine that would be the same as a 4th section.

I think you have a right even on the NHS to request that the surgeon use a a knife with a single blade rather than a lawn mower.

why would a surgeon not use a single blade?????

as eidsvold said its the risk from previous surgerys.

lol, uwila

i think the more c sections you have , the more risk of complications ...like adhesions and damage.....

the stats on bowel damage i imagine would vary from trust to trust, i would probably seek to find the stats relevant to the hospital you will be going to and the surgeon doing your surgery..

i imagine life with 4 children and a colostomy bag would take some getting used to,though i have no doubt it is done and coped with.

thankyou lulumama,how do i go about getting that information?hopital website?.

I just reread the OP. And I think that maybe he is saying that you can not have another because you have had 3 sections, and that is the textbook limit. There are certainly people who have had 4 and more sections without complications. But, I think you should go talk to another consultant and ask if there is any reason that you can't go for it. Perhaps there would be something in your recordds from your last section that would indicate whether or not your uterus is likely to be in good enough condition.

If you decide to go for it, it might be a good idea to ask some questions about your scar at the 20 week scan.

no he said we can have more so long as i am aware of possible complications,one of those being bowel problems.i just wondered if anyone on mn had had bowel problems as result of a c section.he had all my notes from all 3 c sections in front of him.

But, how does a section relate to bowel problems? I've read a few things where pregnancy can relate to bowel problems. But, the only thing I can think of for a section would be if they went in like a hatchet man chopping a way and accidentally hit the the bowel.

surgery can cause adhesions, uwila, and one side effect of repeated surgery on the same area is that more adhesions and scar tissue can build up and the bowel can effectively stick to the uterus which makes a c.s riskier

plus the normal risk of nicking the bladder or bowel when operating

Kittypants...i would approach the hospital trust, look at their website and speak to the head of midwifery or obstetrics perhaps

I had a c section because of previous bowel removal & numerous operations. well put lulumama are you in the medical profession?

i am a trainee doula, and am passionate about pregnancy and birth, and all that entails

exactly as lulumama put it was the way it was explained to me.

lulumama,thanks ,youre advice is excellant.i think youll be an excallant doula!will find out more about hospital etc as you suggested.thanks again.