After many drs visits and lots of tests, I was diagnosed with a tortuous colon. It has affected my quality of life. I’m 65, my husband is getting ready to retire. We want to go places & do things but I’m afraid to plan. Has anyone had surgery? Was it successful? Is there a surgeon somewhere that specializes in this type of surgery?Thanks! Margaret

I too have a tortuous colon. The pain I experience seems a lot like diverticulitis, which I have experienced a few times. My surgeon thinks the symptoms I report are atypical of diverticulitis, but she accepts that I certainly did have a bout of it just a few months back. The pain I experience comes just prior to finishing breakfast. I'm guessing the sigmoid is pushing the stools through the colon...& that's what is causing the pain. Once the bowel movement takes place, no more pain. I do not suffer diarrhea, or constipation, nor do I suffer rectal bleeding. Lucky me! I will not go months on end suffering though...I'm at wit's end with it all, & very likely will push for some sort of surgery after a while. I detest taking pharmaceuticals of any kind however; I do believe they can help...to an extent. I just want to live my life as happy as I can.

@standinginfaith hello dear heart, I'm just looking for answers too & I know you know the One who has all the answers. I said awe, c'mon Lord you put everything in their. We are uniquely & intricately made. Please, just but everything back, You know where it's supposed to go.
I'm Shawn & I have a long, redundant torturous colon too. I could not have another dinner date to expect pain & stomach to pelvic distensions. How are you? & I wanna know what your eating? I'm eating carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, beets. Hardly nuthin, but I learned last night I can't eat spinach & that was in w foods listed. My intestines tell me. They dictate my life. I also take vitamins. Drink 30g protein drinks all day. I've found that & activity, even going up & down stairs, has helped me w the slow, slow go. I'm regular officially today after depleting so much food. Told my grandson today, not living on much, I'm grateful I can eat & peep own food! But, if I get sick, game over. I will not be able to maintain hydration. Drinking gatorade zero all day too. I'm at 85#'s I feel better than when I was 80#'s. Too light for this 66yy kid

Hello, my 3 year old has recently been diagnosed with a tortuous/redundant sigmoid colon, after suffering from abdominal pain and distention and pain when passing stools for over a year.
Has anyone had surgery for this (partial colectomy) and was the surgery successful? We need to do something (possibly surgery) as she is suffering daily and it's affecting her quality of life. From what I can see on this adults that have it suffer their whole lives. She has had an ng tube for over a year to increase her fluid intake and give laxatives (which don't really seem to help. Any advice is greatly appreciated 🙏

I'm a little late to this but has anyone tried acacia Senegal fiber and peppermint oil capsules? My initial doctor told me all my blood work was normal and it's IBS. I found organic acacia Senegal (soluble) fiber and the peppermint oil (enteric coated) as natural IBS treatment and it reduced my stomach pain drastically and made me more regular. I had stomach pain daily prior and any time I would eat. After I went to a gastroenterologist, he did a colonoscopy and diagnosed redundant colon and advised to keep taking the fiber+peppermint and add magnesium.
For brands, Heather's Tummy Care is great.