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Hey, I had a laparoscopy yesterday to remove some endo cysts from my ovary and a build up on my urethra, the consultant found that it had also spread to my bowel and they were going to refer me to a more specialist unit. I don’t have any issues with my bowel (pain / trouble passing) and was wondering if others live with endo on their bowel and what the risks were? The consultant should tell me more when I see him in 6-8 weeks but thought it would be useful to hear from patients and their own experiences, thanks

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Heya,

I also have Endo on my bowel which was diagnosed via laparoscopy 6 months ago. I recently had an MRI done to show where abouts the bowel was stuck to my uterus as they couldn’t see this from the laparoscopy as it requires a different surgery. At some point I’ve got to either have a bowel shave or a bowel resection, once the bowel surgeon has looked at the MRI. The surgery is a specialist surgery between the gynecology and bowel surgeons. I’m not taking any hormones as am trying to conceive. So I think as long as no treatment is being given it does get worse. My symptoms they said seem stable so they aren’t rushing the surgery until I’ve hopefully been able to have a second child. I hope your recovery goes well and that you get all the information you need at your follow up. It can feel very daunting having a diagnosis. I was never aware it could have effected my bowel until right after the surgery. Since being in this group I’ve since learned that sadly it’s quite common for Endometriosis to effect the bowel. This group is definitely a good place to get support and information xx take care

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Thank you x x

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I’m in the same position as you. Just had my laparoscopy last week and I was told the same thing. I do get some bowel pain/discomfort. However, after the last surgery, I’m not sure I want another one. The pain isn’t that bad for now so I’ll have to decide after speaking to the specialist.

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