I recently tried a new way to deal with my redundant colon/IBS symptoms and it is going quite well. My niece gave me a copy of the book "The Plant Paradox" by Steven Gundry, M.D. I've been reading it very carefully and started with just a few of his dietary change ideas and I have already seen marked improvement of my symptoms of pain, cramping, diarrhea, etc. I'm sure his book is not the solution for everyone, but I plan to follow his recommendations for a few months and see how it goes.

It's interesting to me that when I last posted in May I was contemplating surgery. Now it seems that a medical solution will work quite well for me, and actually help me get off some of the drugs. I particularly dislike the dicylomine because it makes me shaky and confused.

There is a website for the Plant Paradox method. Maybe it's worth checking out.