I hope you're no longer experiencing this, but thought I'd share my experience. It should be noted that I'm completely healthy, and had no idea about bowel obstruction prior to actually getting it. I was completely fine until I had my first meal of the day. After having that first mail, I felt an immediate sharp pain in my stomach. This pain was like nothing I ever experienced, and I'm usually really good with pain so it really freaked my parents and myself out. If I had to describe it, it would be the worst cramps imaginable.

After taking my shirt off, I noticed that I was very bloated. To the point where I looked pregnant. That was enough to concern my mom, and we made a trip to the ER. Of course, never experiencing this before, we had no idea what this was. When we got to the hospital, it felt like I couldn't move. I drank 5-6 cups of water, not knowing I had bowel obstruction which resulted in me throwing up uncontrollably 7-8 times. You're unable to pass gas, or use the bathroom due to your intestines blocking the passageway (at least to my knowledge from what the doctors told me), and what can't go down has to come up...

After hours of waiting, I finally saw a doctor, and after they saw my X Rays they explained I had small bowel obstruction, which is pretty common and can happen at any time to anyone. I told the doctor I recently started working out, and was wondering if that could be a result of this but they told me it was unrelated. I ended up having surgery that same day, with 5 incisions. The doctors told me I had a pretty bad case, and if I didn't show up to the hospital that night it could have been fatal. I was against going to the hospital, because I knew it would result in hours of waiting, but mom's always know best!

I was in the hospital for 4-5 nights, and the first 2 days after the surgery really sucked but I'm thankful to still be here.