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Slow transit constipation and surgery
Digestive Health | Last Active: Jul 14, 2023 | Replies (140)Comment receiving replies
Hello @kmc1124
As @astaingegerdm posted earlier I am sorry to hear about what you are going through. I too, have a motility disorder and have slow transit constipation. Mine is not as severe as yours, but I do understand what it is like to think before eating and to try to get as much fiber and liquids as possible with everything I eat. It's a constant task to keep foods, liquids and fiber supplements in balance. I'm glad that OTC fiber products are helping.
You mentioned transit/marker studies. I'm not familiar with that. Could you explain a little more about that?
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@hopeful33250 For the transit study, you swallow capsules filled with tiny radiopaque markers. These markers can be seen on x-ray so that a doctor can track them through your digestive system to see how long it takes for them to come out the other end. You have to quit any laxatives while doing this to get a true picture of the transit time. This can be uncomfortable. For me, they ended the study after 10 days and allowed me to take medicines since the markers had not left. This was years ago. I think they end them after 5 days now, regardless of how many have passed. If you haven’t, I would definitely suggest doing the study. It will give you and your doctor a better idea of what is going on and where things are slow.