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Problems months after colon resection surgery: What Helps?
Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Jun 4 9:58am | Replies (521)Comment receiving replies
I too had surgery in 2020(August) and still have pain around the repaired site when digesting most meals. I am finally spending less time in the bathroom. The first year i was in there 6-10 times a day. Luckily I work from home. Hopefully, you will gain some regularity with time and learn to balance when to eat and to venture out. Hang in there!
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I was glad to read that you were in the bathroom 6 to 10 times day for the first year after resection. It has been over 14 months 2/4/21 since my surgery for diverticulitis and I am slowly decreasing my bathroom visits to about 3 to 6 times in a 24 hour period. I have not experienced any pain but just a slightly distended stomach and frequent bowel movements. It has helped me to take 2 teaspoons of Metamucil a day in water. My UCLA gastroenterologist told me my pencil thin stools indicated lack of fiber. I am starting to be able to eat most things but pasta seems to be a problem and rice.