Thanks for the feedback. I'm wondering in the back of mind if the bag is in my future. Before I had my colon out they did decophatography, anal manometry...you name it I had it done, all normal...
I had colectomy back in May of this year. They left about 6 inches of my colon. Initially had done laprascopic but developed a bowel obstruction and 2 weeks later had open procedure to correct that....
Thanks for the reassurance. I do notice that I start to get less active in the afternoon b/c I'm still tired from surgery. I have been doing light housework and walking every morning when I feel...
I wasn't diagnosed with colonic inertia. I had a dilated, very long redundant colon resulting in chronic constipation for 10 yrs....
I had sub total colectomy leaving about 6-7 inches of my colon on 5/5. I ended up in the hospital for nearly a month b/c I had a small bowel obstruction requiring a second surgery. The first few days...
Bag or the box...too funny! I'm glad to hear you're doing so well. I wish you all the best with your reattachment surgery. I'm counting the days to mine. I'm scheduled for May 5th. I have to "eat...
Thank you so much for responding. I'm hopeful that since I don't have other health problems that I won't have too hard of a time recovering. They told you your long colon was from fiber?? They have...
I am scheduled to have a partial, possible subtotal colectomy next month. For 7 yrs been to many dr's....told ibs...the usual story. Anyway had a colonoscopy and barium enema in Feb when it was...
Shanda, I was wondering if you have been back to the doctor and how you've been feeling. I have been playing phone tag with my doc for over a week now. Very frustrating. I have an appt with him on...
Shanda, I cannot believe it! We have the EXACT same symptoms!!! I too had more of the C before having my GB out last fall. Now it's somewhat better but over recent months I have that same bloating,...
I took it a few times. Didn't really notice much of a difference. My C might be a bit different though. I pretty much go every day but it's "incomplete evacuation" so I go a little bit at a time. And...
Has he been tested for celiac? Is it C or D? You could try soy yogurt vs dairy. These have the probiotics in them or just take one in pill form. You may try cutting out wheat (pasta, cereals, any...
My stools are usually dark, sometimes more of a light brown, but more so a dark brown. Sorry for the details but does this sound like I'm not passing enough bile through my system? Check out this...
Well I'm willing to try anything. But the only reason I don't think it would make a difference is because my stool isn't pale so that makes me think the bile is moving through. But last night for...
How would you describe your C? What I mean is are your stool hard/dry and hard to pass or soft and mushy and the pipes just aren't moving? Mine is the latter. When I had my gallbladder out back in...
There is no saccharin (sweet and low) in that product as you have listed in the ingredients. Yes isomalt is a sugar alcohol. Sucralose is actually Splenda. The 13 grams of sugar alcohols listed is...
Sweet and low and Isomalt are two different things. Sweet and low is not a sugar alchol. Sucralose is sugar with a chlorine molecule substituted for I believe a hydrogen molecule....
sorbitol and mannitol are sugar alcohols, sweet and low is saccharin - a different compound. I can also tolerate sweet and low in my coffee or a little aspartame but sugar alcohols and splenda are...
Of course I'm reading this right after I decided to take 2 citrucel tablets for the first time. The dosage said 2 tablets up to six times a day so I thought if I started out with once or twice a day...
He acted like that was too harsh. I skipped the apple today at lunch. I had the same sandwich I eat everyday - a gluten free tortilla wrap with spinach and soy cheese with a handful of baby carrots...
The gallbladder thing is resolved - it's out! I think getting the gluten out of my diet has really helped except for that incomplete evacuation. I have tried Zelnorm in the past - it gives me D and...
I too can't tolerate sugar alcohols in any amount. The only artificial sweetner that I can handle in my coffee is sweet n low. Too much diet pop isn't good either (I drink those with aspartame)...
When you spend large amounts of time on the IBS forum....
Other things to avoid: sugar alcohols (sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol) watch the low carb stuff I also have the gas/bloat problem. I read labels to make sure there are no sugar alcohols in anything,...
Thanks for all your responses /community/emoticons/smile.gif They didn't take out my gallbladder to treat constipation. They found stones in the ultrasound. The symptoms I was having from that were...
Hello, I haven't posted in quite some time. I thought if maybe I stopped obbessing about it that would help. wrong. I finally did all the tests and to make a long story short I had my gallbladder out...
Radioman, Just curious. Why did you have the colon resection? IBD? Is life better? Runningrd...
Hello, I usually post on the IBS boards but am looking for some help. Anyone here know anything about a redundant colon. Do they typically do resections for that? Does it help?...