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Helen, Have sent you pm. Liz ;-)

Liz, Thanks for the site. I've added it to my favourites for future use. I hope I didn't offend you. I missed your reply before. I then asked for more comments but this was before I'd read your reply. Please don't think I'm rude! I appreciate your help. Helen x

A very useful website is: http://www.paul_smith.doctors.org.uk/ArchaicMedicalTerms.htm It helps when the terminology on death certs is difficult to understand. Liz x

Thanks again Liz for your help with this. I guessed you must be a Doctor/Nurse - I'm very impressed with your knowledge. Helen x

Can I re-iterate, a paralytic ileus is a paralysis of the ileum or small bowel, resulting in a bowel obstruction which is a major abdominal emergency and will result in death if not treated. It is not a paralysis of any other part of the body. Liz x (Intensive Care Nurse)

The tubo-ovarian abscess is likely to have resulted from a spread of infection from the fallopian tubes or further down the reproductive tract, but this of course is not necessarily sexual in origin. It is possible, but in fairness to your hubby's rellie, lets not go there! I think it unlikely to be related to pregnancy. Liz x

No Liz, You're not invisible. Thanks for your help x

sorry Ileus and Illeum are two different things

For the record I used to work for a coroner and he told me that the correct way to read a death certificate with multiple causes of death on it is: 1 as a result of 2 as a result of 3 and so on So abscess led to peritonitis, led to the paralysis, led to death. Thank God for antibiotics ey? Sheila

Hi Shaz, Thanks for noticing my reply. I was starting to think I was invisible lol. Liz x

Thanks for the continued thoughts. I just googled and found 'sexually transmitted disease'...... Am I on the wrong track then? Hope so!

I was going to add Just the same as Liz ... LOL I looked it up and it is just as Liz said and nothing at all to do with pregnancy. Shaz x

peristalsis - Inflamtion of the Peritoneum, (Membrane which surrounds lower abdominal organs) so that would be an inflamation. Overian abcess possibly caused an infection which caused the Peristalsis, which cause paralasis. So its possible she died from suffocation because she was parolised and her lungs didn't work? Or maybe thats my immagination running away with me?

Thanks for the replies. I thought it mean't a burst ovarian cyst..... I'd appreciate anyone else's thoughts on this Cheers Helen

Paralytic ileus is a bowel obstruction caused when peristalsis (the mechanism which moves the contents of the bowel along) stops completely. This can be because of a severe electrolyte imbalance, a loss of nerve or blood supply, or the presence of a toxin or an anticholinergic drug. Peritonitis is an inflammation of the peritoneum which is the membrane that lines the wall of the abdomen. Peritonitis can be a cause of paralytic ileus. And the tube ovarian abscess is what it says - an abscess on the ovary and its tube. I should imagine the abscess came first which caused the peritonitis which led to the paralytic ileus which resulted in death. Liz x

Sounds to me like death from childbirth possibly?

your illium is the main bone in the pelvis. ...sounds a bit like an ectopic pregnancy...almost certainly 'women troubles' of some sort - maybe wrong

I've made a connection with a lovely person on here, she read one of my posts and bingo! She's kindly emailed me a copy of a death certificate (for my hubby's great aunt) and I'm hoping some one can translate it for me as I'm struggling... 1 a) Paralystic ? - can't read the second word, it looks like.........meus or lleus???? b) General Peritonitis c) Tube ovarian abcess. It all sounds rather painful. I'd appreciate any comments - oh and she was 35yrs. Best Regards Helen x

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