Superior mesenteric artery syndrome - an Osmosis Preview

What is superior mesenteric artery syndrome? This syndrome occurs when the superior mesenteric artery pinches down on the small intestines and creates problems with digestion.




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[frostelliferous]

my heart goes out to everyone who watches this who has (or knows someone with) smas. i've had severe pain and haven't been able to eat or drink without vomiting since i was 10 years old, but wasn't diagnosed until i was 15, since no one believed i was sick until i dropped to 63lbs/28kgs and almost starved to death. i've already had 2 surgeries for it (strongs procedure and LADD), and they both failed. i'm 18 now, in palliative care and still suffering. i wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. it gets rough, but please dont give up on yourself. keep fighting, it'll all be worth it in the end. ♡♡♡

[marijanetarot]

I’ve had it for years, I’m exhausted. Just want proper treatment.

[clarkhedrick]

Here is how it is going for me in two weeks I had seen two primary care doctors and 1 urgent care visit and been discharged twice from the hospital saying I had viral tonsillitis which was likely since I was in weak shape but I knew something was more wrong. I was admitted the third time after losing 7 pounds in a week even though I had only been eating 300 calories less. I have lost 21 pounds in a year from my all time heaviest weight of 130 and I’m not that short at 5ft 10in. I was admitted in the hospital the nurse was really heavy she ran me into a room and I had first an ultrasound nothing appeared then a ct scan without contrast and ct scan with contrast which showed SMA syndrome and a Nurse practitioner knew what it was but never expected to see it and she showed her colleagues and they were in shock and they brought 5 specialists of the same speciality and they were all in 100 percent agreement that this is SMA. I also, had mri scan with and without contrast and it showed up on those tests too. The worst part for me is that I can’t vomit easily so I constantly have nausea and it just sits and the cramping is agonizing and I can tolerate a lot of pain and I have tried the strongest anti nausea medicine and even that makes me nauseous. The problem too is my kidneys really work extremely well so I have to urinate a lot which would leads to dehydration normally but this makes this condition much harder because I’m drinking 5 liters of liquid a day and close to dying of dehydration according to lab tests and I was only given two bags of saline over a 3 day hospital stay. I been fortunate I can still tolerate eating normal food but with limitations and I cannot eat lunch so I’m forced to eat two large meals to keep up with my calorie goals which is 3, 000 so I eat a 1, 500 calorie breakfast and a 1, 500 calorie dinner and in the meantime I have not only deal with the usual symptoms but hypoglycemia as well because I forced not to eat lunch I have gone as low as 42 on a random blood glucose test and that came I’m lucky I could still tolerate glucose gummies. I have gone in two years from being a very fast sprinter to struggling to get out of bed and this is no depression because I feel very happy and even laugh and be extremely silly but still be in excruciating pain. At least if I can’t get tpn I hopefully can get iv fluids because I’m nearly dying of dehydration and will see the gastroenterologist in 3 weeks with a urgent referral and in the meantime been given orders if vomiting lasts more than 12 hours to return to hospital or if 2 more pounds are lost in a week.

[mijo]

To everybody else with this hang in there this shit gets rough ik ✊🙏 eat slow all day it helps a little

[kimberlywilson]

Diagnosed Friday its the worse. You cant eat leading to weight loss. It's awful

[Spidermonkey]

I feel awful pain on my sides and lower abdomen when I run. It hurts more when I have eaten in the last three hours, and sometimes when I eat I feel hot and nauseous. I also feel full for hours on end. But I also hurt on runs when I am hungry. What do I do?

[pateljay]

Hello..i have little obstraction but i cant have symptoms like vomit ..but i have pain and acid reflux...can i treatment it without surgery ? Pls reply

[notlana]

if anyone has had surgery is the after care okay? i’m terrified of surgery’s after having so many as a child, one of them i’m 100% positive caused this for me…..i used to be 125 pounds (i’m 15) and now i’m down to 108 can someone PLZ let me know what to do?

[mijo]

Sucks I've had it for years just scared of surgery😔