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Help with Sphincter of oddi II


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Old 02-11-2017, 05:02 PM   #1
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Help with Sphincter of oddi II

Looking for comments from those who have had stent placements for this condition and their outcomes. In sum, first went down this path 6 months after gallbladder removal. Became ill after a high fat mean, both liver and pancrease enzymes extremely high. Since then I have had 6 ERCP's with a variety of stent placements....3 being one stent in the pancreatic duct, the other 3 were multiple stents in the biliary duct. Had more success with the pancreatric stent placements, but those need to be removed a month later. I see Dr. Freeman at the U of MN close to where I live. He is well respected, but I feel I have run my course with him after this last ERCP 12 days ago. 8 days after this last procedure I ended up in the ER with the pains many are familiar with here....sever cramping and pain/nausea RUQ. He thinks they are clogged up (which is what happened the last time I had multiple stents placed) and will pull those out in 4 days. My question.....has anyone had surgery to help with SOD here? I think I have run my course with stents, although I would like to try to single stent again since it seemed to work while it was in. Have been thinking about getting a referral to Mayo since that is only 90 minutes away from me. Thoughts???

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Old 02-12-2017, 01:32 AM   #2
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Re: Help with Sphincter of oddi II

I'm not well read on SOD, but I can't help but think thinning bile (making it more fluid) might help relieve sluggish bile flow through narrowed ducts (and sphincters).

Lecithin (phosphatidylcholine) is supposed to thin bile and help it flow easier. Lecithin is a fairly benign supplement, but you can get it from eggs if you or your doc doesn't approve of supplement use. The lecithin is in the yolk, so don't fool around with egg white omelettes & such. Real eggs, not overly cooked (sunny side up, soft scrambled, over easy or soft boiled) will provide ample lecithin.

You should notice a difference within 30 days if this is going to help. A web search for: Lecithin (and) cholestasis should show some results you might be interested in.

Each and every surgery can increase scarring and may be counterproductive, so you may want to consider erring on the conservative side regarding additional procedures.

Hope you get this resolved soon!
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Old 05-14-2017, 07:26 PM   #3
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Hi- did you ever get your issues resolved Minnesota?

 
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