The Australian Adhesions Support Group
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The Australian Adhesions Support Group Page 1 |
Working hand in hand with
countries around the world to bring the pain of adhesions to the
attention of all.
| What are they? | Why are they hurting so much? | What do they look like? | |
| Why do they form? |
Adhesions |
I don’t know how to cope… | |
| Am I alone? | Where can I get support & help? | ||
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What are Adhesions? |
What do Adhesions look like? |
| Adhesions
are fibrous bands of scar tissue that form between organs and
tissue that normally are separate.
Organs normally sit comfortably next to one another
inside the abdominal cavity, slipping and sliding with free
movement. Adhesions naturally occur in the body.
Some are thin and pliable others can be as thick as
your wrist.
Why do adhesions form? “Adhesions can pull an organ out of shape in order to “tether” it to another organ or the abdominal cavity” Most people learn about adhesions because of surgical trauma, which can be caused by the least invasive of procedures as well as the most routine activities of surgery. Everything from cutting, blood, powder from surgical gloves, lint from sponges and suturing can cause enough irritation for scar tissue – Adhesions to form. Other medical conditions can also encourage the adhesions to form. Many women who suffer with Endometriosis also become very familiar with adhesions. Others include radiation therapy; pelvic inflammatory disease and infection from a wide range of reasons, which can promote and encourage the formation of adhesions. During
surgery, blood present in the operating field as well
as blood from other tissues can cause adhesions to form.
Bleeding can also often occur after surgery is
completed again another reason for adhesions to form. Constriction or pinching of blood vessels causing restricted blood flow can also encourage adhesions to form. |
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Last updated: 24/09/2004
