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Redundant/Tortuous Colon & Severe Constipation

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My colon is difficult like yours, fin 22, but I don't have pain. I also have other things going on with it; for example, I need to eat a very restricted diet.

I have discovered two other important changes: (1) avoid most solid food. Bread, meat, etc. just doesn't seem to work well in my gut. I focus on hot cereal and soup. What I choose is really healthy, and fairly balanced. I get a ton of protein, greens, other veggies, some fruit and I take a multi-vit.

If I didn't avoid most solid foods, I would be constipated all the time and/or experiencing IBS-C.

The second important change is slippery elm inner bark powder. I can't live without it and take 1/8 teaspoon with almost every meal and snack, either in hot cereal, hot cocoa, hot water, etc. I like the Frontier brand, which you can get on Amazon or iHerb, among other venues.

Though it is a big loss to have an extremely limited diet, it is far better than the gastric upset and constipation I was experiencing.

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shawnkthryn | @shawnkthryn | Dec 1 1:11pm

@researchmaven Slipper Elm inner bark powder. Hi how you doing today? I've eliminated red meat & pork & eaten fish n chix
y's. W rice ahhh wrong answer. Binds like concrete.
Fresh fruit & veggies. Doc says no fresh fruit n veg. Canned fruit & veg. No corn, seeds, nuts, skins. I thought docs diet was gonna help me. Still miserable w salmon, frozen spinach, can beets, sweet tates, w seeded squash. I've fasted 4 days for Gastric Emptying Scan. For T&W I ate salmon n sweet tates w minimal intake or I'll toss food. Yesterday poo balls in toilet look like chocolate w bubble gum wrapped in it. That's salmon. My gosh, not digesting fish properly. Not interested in wrap stomach around another organ. Or if they need remove dead colon tissue from the 3 blockages in 2021/22. Tests ran incl. EUS 2 mo ago. & 4y's CT''s, MRI, x-rays, U.S.'s, EGD- all these to confirm GERD, E.O.E., Chronic Gastritis- i aced these tests & walk away lighter in the financial & no further ahead. 5' 80#'s. Staying hydrated is mission today

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