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Have you tried lightening up on what you eat? Beef, pork, and poultry may take a while to digest, which may translate to slow transit. Fin fish may digest (and transit) quickly.

Also, cooking your produce to make it easier to digest, which could help speed transit. Think soup and well-cooked stir-fries as examples.

Also, have you tried avoiding processed foods, like cookies and crackers? Processed foods and even gluten could be a problem.

Have you looked at your meds and supplements to see if any could slow transit? I know fiber can slow transit. Miralax doesn't work for everyone. Senokat can be harsh.

Soluable fiber supplements slow transit time, especially if they say they help people lose weight (by slowing transit time).

And though it is counter-intuitive, have you tried minimal in-soluable fiber? One study showed huge improvement if patients stopped loading up on fiber, the thought being that in-soluable fiber just puts more "stuff" to transit into your colon.

Lastly, have you thought of a lubricant laxative like mineral oil? A bit of "slip" may do wonders.

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Thanks for your comments. All good suggestions. Unfortunately, my condition is far beyond dietary adjustments. I adhere to all that you mention and am now subsisting on eating only 4-5 food items, e.g., boiled squashes, carrots, sweet potato, white rice, chicken and salmon seasoned only with salt. Even these foods give me liquid stoma output, trapped gas, bloating and abdominal pain. Multiple GIs including ones at Mayo have no idea as to what is going on with my GI system. The only I know is that this is making my life a living hell.