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Anyone else have a Redundant / Tortuous Colon?
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I've had several surgeries for small intestine blockages after RNY bypass. Mostly caused by adhesions The blockages continued. The head of bariatric surgery at columbia hospital in NYC did the surgery himself and found involulus colon. I probably misspelled it. It's where the colon is twisted, pushed into the area of abdomin where's it should not be and telescoped into itself. He took out piece of colon, Cecil valve, piece of small intestine and appendix
That solve blockage and constipation problem but brought about Explosive diarrea (SIBO). Working that out now Feels like adhesions coming back now
But that is for another day
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Nova, Are you talking about a cecal volvulous? Cecum is abnormally rotated and it is a congenital abnormality. I had a 6 foot long, tortorous colon which gave me trouble with constipation all my life. At age 60 I developed an acute bowel obstruction from the rotated cecum, which I never knew I had. 3 years ago I had a right hemicolectomy which saved my life. I don't have constipation problems now but having part of your colon removed can cause other issues. Has taken me a long time to get over the surgery and I do have chronic SIBO now due to no ileocecal valve and wide open anastomoses at resection site. I take Xifaxan every day for the SIBO. It's been a godsend.