1 for Doctors & similar: How long after a 3/4 Omental Resection should I expect to have full Omental regrowth?
Omentum a tissue lining of the stomach (So I've been told), following an accident 4 years ago and the subsiquent exploritory laporoptmy, I had three quarters of it removed. I was told this would effect my digestion of spicy foods for about a year until it grows back, however 4 yrs later still having problems.
So how long should it take to regrow and is there anything I can do to help it repair quicker?
I'm a fairly healthy 27 yr old Male with no other real health problems. I have consulted my GP but he didn't really know enough about this subject.
Many thanks.
Answers:
Speak to a GI doctor and Go have another endoscope done to see what's going on down there.
5 yrs i think try not eating spicy foods
The omentum is a folded peritoneal layer which typically includes a lot of fat tissue and some lymph tissue. It is not much related to digestion. It may affect digestion to a certain degree, if certain parts of the omentum were removed causing a problematic positioning of your stomach or small intestines. It may not grow to its original shape, but it will grow if you gain weight in the form of fat. The omentum is responsible for much of what is called the "beer belly."
Click on the link below and scroll to the 4th and 5th images to see the greater omentum in cross-section and frontal views. I am unaware of any digestive enzymes that the omentum may produce. It is not generally critical to the digestive process. However, trauma and surgery could lead to scarring and "kinks" in the intestine which could slow the transit of food through the GI tract. I don't see how spicy food would be related to that. The doctor probably has another reason for telling you to avoid spicy foods.
no idea
may be it never grows back
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