I too have an 11 ft redundant colon which was discovered during a routine ( in theory) colonoscopy 25 years ago. I have had short bouts of constipation like you describe but I have found that I can mitigate that tendency though diet. Nothing fancy is needed since I absolutely love a big (BIG) bowl of salty popcorn. I always have. I find that I crave popcorn periodically perhaps for good reason. When I eat it, I have lots and lots of water available as I eat and watch TV. I also have always liked lots of salt, salt on everything. Friends think I am nuts but I assume if I crave it it must be good for me. At 77, my BP is perfect 120-5 as it has always been. My popcorn salt makes drinking lots of water a given and I find that in the next day or so I pass a large load of stool, somewhat soft but it clears the deck for a week or so of very normal “product”, as I call it.

@farmersmith again,
Hi Robotboy,

(I prefer going natural, see my other entry above from the past) OptiMag and K2+ Potassium are great supps. I take them when I go to bed and once when get up to pee in the middle of the night. Be sure to include prunes, winter squash, sweet potatoes, rhubarb etc in your diet. I grind 2T chia, 2T of sesame seeds and 2 T flax seeds, then soak in prune juice and or goat kefir overnight. Take half in the morning and half at night. Throw sugar out, processed and refined foods and drink lot of water starting with a quart of hot water in the morning - boyscouts. Coffee and Smooth Move are my back ups. I don't like coffee and never have drunk it much but it usually works for me in a pinch. Work on keeping stress down too. Thankfully I only need coffee a few times a month.