Diagnosis "Colonic lethargy." Surgeon tried 4 1/2 years NOT to operate, during which countless studies ocurred in radiology ~ techs jokingly offered me a mailbox. Intent was remove small piece of colon for biopsy; he found colon adhered to spleen so what should have been 30min procedure was 6 hr surgery. "Don't eat after 5pm" slows nighttime diarrhea; post-that surgery, diarrhea abounds, sllows eventually. Eating later, as when going out to dinner, brings unhappy results. You learn how to manage.