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Redundant colon and surgery?

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Hi lapxp!

Here you go (and it does evolve as I learn more/age):

For Severely Redundant Colon:
1. Hilma Constipation Relief (besides magnesium citrate, it has bitter orange, anise and ginger). It is gentle in the right dose. It is an osmotic laxative that works for me and can cancel out the dry stool caused by the R.C.
2. Spinach - cooked, it has a lot of magnesium and if you have a decent amount, I don't take the Hilma.
For a meal without spinach, I take Hilma, but mostly less than a capsule. I have smaller, empty capsules and make my own smaller doses. Too much is like an IBS experience.
3. Slipper Elm Inner Bark powder (Frontier Co-op brand). It is mucous supportive and provides "slip" around all the extra twists and turns. I take 1/8 teaspoon in water before a meal.
4. Soups and porridge. Solid foods - a bite. Solids are not working so well, even with the Hilma and spinach (but with these two, my constipation isn't as bad.

For IBS-C, but you didn't ask: I have an extremely limited diet of non-trigger foods. I also Intoleran dietary enzymes or Pure Encapsulations Digestive Enzymes Utra with every meal. I sometimes wonder if I can even make digestive enzymes any more!

That is my fun and games. I am 70 years old now -- still active -- in the upper 50% range, but not a superwoman.

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@researchmaven Thank you so much for your thorough response! I truly appreciate it and am hopeful I will find some relief applying your wisdom.