Hi @julsnealey,
I too have a tortuous colon - although I’m not sure if it is recent or long standing. I have been having colonoscopies since 2004 and none of the doctors ever mentioned a tortuous colon until the colonoscopy I had in 2022.
I have had similar symptoms to yours for more than 30 years where I don’t have a bowel movement for several days and then have a huge loose BM accompanied by nausea. However, I have never vomited- I found that if I take a ginger tablet at the first sign of needing to have a BM then the nausea is reduced before the BM occurs. I have gluten intolerance and lactose intolerance and CKD so I have a restrictive diet - but I try to eat a lot of steamed veggies and small servings of avocado and fresh fruit. Sometimes, rarely very small servings of animal protein. I am due for another colonoscopy next year -during every previous colonoscopy the doctor has had to remove several polyps .
I am going to ask my doctor about the Slippery Elm tea that “researchmaven”
recommended above.
I hope you find a solution for your health issues- I find good information every day on Mayo Clinic Connect- by doing a search on my issue and usually someone has mentioned it before at some point in the past.