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Redundant/Tortuous Colon & Severe Constipation

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@sallyw133

Yes, every day is an ongoing experiment for me, constantly tweaking up and down, trying to find that perfect combination. And dealing with drs is sooo frustrating. Called mine this week and thought his nurse understood my questions and what I was experiencing. Boy was I wrong! Somehow she took what happened after I took two Dulcolax after 6 days of no BM’s and conveyed it to the dr as watery diarrhea. He in turn said it was probably overflow. Seriously! I was in the BR for 8 hrs! I wish you could message them directly because now his advice is not accurate. So frustrating!
So I’m back to trying to figure this thing out on my own once again.

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Keith Moon | @jcarndt | Nov 13, 2022

I agree totally about the doctors. I have two, one in the city where I live and one at a teaching hospital two hours away. We have video visits every three months. If I have a question for him, I have to go through his "gatekeepers" using the patient portal. THEY decide which messages are important enough to pass along. I often think they don't even take the time to read the entire message, because they only give me half an answer. Or an answer that does not pertain to me at all. Beyond frustrating. Getting them to answer a phone message is rare.
I'm at the point where I'm basically treating myself, except I cannot write a prescription. Our Medical system is beyond broken.

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