From wtb@etsc.net Tue Jun 1 03:25:02 1999 Received: from mxu4.u.washington.edu (mxu4.u.washington.edu [140.142.33.8]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.02/8.9.3+UW99.01) with ESMTP id DAA31630 for ; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 03:25:01 -0700 Received: from intergate.etsc.net (intergate.etsc.net [205.231.182.2]) by mxu4.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.02/8.9.3+UW99.01) with ESMTP id DAA16269 for ; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 03:25:00 -0700 Received: from etsc.net ([172.17.254.151]) by intergate.etsc.net (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id EAA20901 for ; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 04:18:35 -0600 (MDT) Message-ID: <3753B4F9.1AC8C0A@etsc.net> Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 05:24:57 -0500 From: William T Blessum X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.6 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: physiatry@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: Neostigmine for Bowels References: <3f4b30f.24847f21@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit JAYPAUL810@aol.com wrote: > > > Dont most ileus resolve in 2-3 days on their on with fluid support? > Paul Allen And please don't forget my favorite, a heating pad (or in tougher cases TENS) since the origin of ileus is typically sympathetic hyperactivity, these simple physical medicine sympatholytic modalities are usually successful. bill -- William T Blessum, MD 505-769-8800 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation wtb@etsc.net 1204 W 21st St. FAX:505-769-8809 Clovis, NM 88101 .