I read on a Harvard website that the length of the colon does not matter regarding constipation and not to remove a section of the colon. The article was from 2014. (You must sign up for a paid account to read the article. You might be able to read the article the first time but subsequent attempts require an account. Google for this website called health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/Chronic_constipation_reconsidered) Any thoughts?

"Length doesn't matter

Doctors used to think that having an extra-long colon led to constipation. It doesn't. Study results vary, but the normal length seems to range from 4 to 6 feet.

In early 2005, a group of specialists debunked myths and misconceptions about constipation in an article written for the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Here is some of what they had to say:

1. Constipation isn't caused by an extra-long colon. People used to have their colons surgically shortened and sometimes removed entirely because doctors thought an elongated colon caused constipation. The theory was that a long colon would prolong "stool residence time." It was wrong and doctors stopped performing the operations decades ago, but the idea that colon length is associated with constipation still lingers."