Presenter: Larry Wurn, LMT

Original Date: June 5, 2016

• Adhesions are the internal scars that commonly form whenever and wherever the body heals from surgery, infection, inflammation or trauma. When they form in the abdomen or pelvis, adhesions can act like internal straitjackets, slowing or totally stopping intestinal motility.
• In the case of bowel strictures or obstructions, adhesions can be threaten life as they prevent food from passing through the digestive tract. In this presentation Larry Wurn looks at research in this area, then moves on to the effect of bowel adhesions on SIBO. Recent clinical data indicates that adhesions in the bowel can decrease the effectiveness of medications or cause SIBO to recur, because treated bacteria cannot exit the digestive tract.
• This lecture looks at the mechanical properties of adhesions, research in this area, how they form and whether they can be deformed without surgery. It also examines new data about diagnosing and treating adhesions in cases of recurring SIBO.

1.0 General CEUs approved by OBNM