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Anyone else have a Redundant / Tortuous Colon?
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Good morning @notmoff
Its 12 noon here on east coast March 10, 2022.
Sorry I was so hard to understand.
OP means outpatient procedure. (I worked in medical field,)
I don't write much here as I am a newbie. But my meaning was in was frustrated and felt alone. I have had issues my adult life with my colon. The first colonoscopy I had was in 1991 and was told my colon was like a "roller coaster". It was a terrible experience so I waited until I had to. That was several years ago and cant remember year, but has redundant colon and precancerous polyps (removed). I waited the required 5 years and had a repeat colonoscopy. This time the doctor said I had a "tortuous colon" which was "worse than a redundant colon and you can never have surgery". He promptly left and i was still groggy and questions came later. I was just relieved I had no polyps and it would be 10 years before another.
I have read comments here on this page and have been helpful. My regular doctor retired so I think I am scared . Why my big tummy, constant constipation and what kind of surgery does one need with a tortuous colon?
Trishh
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Hi Trishh - Thanks for the date/time and reply. Now I understand you are a live human, probably on the East coast.
Thanks for the additional information. Like you, and probably a lot of others in this Mayo Clinic group, I have a big tummy, frequent constipation but so far, no curiosity about surgery. Reading that the scar tissue left behind after surgery causes even more problems is discouraging.
An additional issue I have had for several years is quivering gut that seems to have migrated elsewhere in my trunk area. It interferes with my concentration. Also, the sound of liquid sloshing through my gut has disturbed my sleep.
I am going to try to attach a link to a googled article written by a South Indian lady gi I found about difficult colonoscopies with redundant colons below, probably old news to you. I think the lady may be selling something, but I learned a little from it. If you have found helpful articles, please share.
Oops! My reply was blocked because new members aren't allowed to attach links. So I removed the link. If you have any to send me, I would like to have them as I gather more information that my Dr. is too busy to give - "just take a laxative!"
My solution so far is floppy clothes, immediately answering nature's call and drinking water with chia seed in it.
notmoff 3/10/22 noon