Interesting comment and reply. Please can you tell me more as soon as you can. My spouse has the same issues and we will try what you recommend what massage for the colon do you do. How is it done and what gel used. Give me as much detail as you can as it will help me to advise. Thanks yiannis

Hi. I am glad you are working to get better. If you have the diarrhea under control in two months, you are doing much better than I did. I am at 11 months since my colon resection for diverticulitis and things finally seem to be settling down. My distended stomach is getting flatter and I am down from 6 or more bowel movements in a 24 hour period to about three. And they are more well formed. Sure taking a long time. I actually experimented with stopping pro/prebiotics (Culturelle) and Benefiber. I had read that the pro and prebiotics are not always the best for IBS, which I have had a long time and which my doctor said could have been exacerbated by the surgery. Now I take just 1/2 teaspoon of psyllium husk powder in water and a couple of enzyme capsules with meals. Those changes made a big difference in the frequency and consistency of my bowel movements.
And I have not had any pain for several months, except once in a while when I eat or drink the wrong thing and create gas. I only drink decaffeinated coffee and tea and upon the advice of my doctor, avoid lactose. There are a lot of lactose free products out there.. milk, cottage cheese, sour cream, etc. and it no longer has to be oat or almond based. Aged cheeses like Parmesan and Gouda are naturally low in lactose.