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DiscussionAfter colon resection surgery how long did you have periodic diarrhea?
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Replies to "Two years now, since colon resection (ascending). Still struggle with diarrhea. (At least in the mornings,..."
My resection was rectum and part of sigmoid colon - the other end from yours. Wonder if that may make a difference. Immodium (Loperamide) allows you to go up to 16 mg per day. So, far I have been successful with one 2mg. But sometimes I need to renew it after a day and one half or two days. Have had reasonable results with Metamucil fiber, 2 table spoons twice daily which I mix with orange juice. I am looking forward to pelvic floor therapy, but that may not be appropriate for ascending colon resection. If that does not resolve my issues, I hope to be a candidate for sacral nerve stimulation. I first read about low anterior resection syndrome in an oncology medical description last year (again, not clear that LARS would apply to ascending). I believe it is a relatively recent find although it affects many.
Thanks for the response. I think the problem is with fiber. I’m going to try Metamucil. Can’t hurt!