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Problems months after colon resection surgery: What Helps?
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Check with your doctor, first. I use prune juice. It is yucky, but if you add a spoon of butter and warm it in the microwave, it will work a lot faster for occasional constipation. It has been about four + months since my e resection. Things go along fine/normal, for a while, and then it seems there a reversal. Everything starts to get better after about four months. But, if you feel the call to go to the bathroom, things can happen a lot quicker even when there is no diarrhea.
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@jodiepage Thank you for the great advice. It has been three years since my colon re-section. I have referred to this as my “colon adventure” and my “new normal”. (I have read articles and it is now a term used by others). I also have periods of time where I am doing ok and then I will have a problem. Seems to be the way it is. I don’t panic like I did in the beginning when I was trying to figure it all out. Now, I have a plan of action that works for me. Be it medication, food choices and exercise. Of course, helpful advice from other members has been life savers. Knowing I am not alone.