Stomach like a beer belly after colon cancer surgery

Folic Acid? I’ve had a colonoscopy,abdominal ultrasound and breath test ..all negative.
I have a video conference with my GI in a few weeks. I will discuss with him as well or the surgeon that did the colectomy.
Thank you

Thank you..I’ll check that out

Some people just take longer to have swelling go down but it also could be a hernia

I had a friend with a bulging stomach. It was drained by a doctor as it contained a lot of liquid. Cancer was also Dx, stage 4 at this time in his colon. Later exploratory surgery indicated cancer in the appendix which is very hard to Dx w/o surgery. I would get a doctor for a 2nd opinion. Hopefully your condition is not this, but cancer sometimes has no direct symptoms. You may want to consider getting one of the cancer tests available for home use. It can be other things besides cancer, of course. I would also check diet/supplements for folic acid (a man made substitute for vitamin B9). You are in my prayers, Sister Marie

I have yet to find out why my belly is so bloated. I also had surgery 6 months ago as a result of diverticulosis.
I was tested for SIBO but that’s negative .
Has anyone had any luck reducing their belly size?

I had colon re-section surgery 6 months ago for complicated diverticulitis. I spent 2 separate times in the hospital due to ruptures in my colon from this disease. The doctor recommended this surgery to remove the diseased part of my colon and said I should never have any more problems with this. I have had pain on and off since the surgery. Its always on the left side where they did the surgery to remove that bad section of my colon. I have gone back to the doctor and told him of my pain. He ordered a ct scan just to make sure all was okay. It was okay and he said he saw nothing out of the ordinary. That was back latter part of last year. I continue to have pain and my stomach bloats up and its real sore on the left side. It passes after about 20 minutes or so. I am just wondering if I am going to have to endure pain for the rest of my life.
I do not understand why I keep having pain.
pbh

Pain in rectum four weeks after colon resection. Is this normal?

I had left side colon resection due to diverticulitis four weeks ago. I’ve had painful gas every day. At first I had loose stools, now they are formed. The problem is I go so frequently and my rectum has started to hurt. Also the left upper abdomen in the splenic flexture area is always in pain.one of the punch holes from LAP surgery hasn’t healed yet as well Does it get better? I don’t see my surgeon for two more weeks. The stress of this makes me regret my decision.

Hi. I am glad you are working to get better. If you have the diarrhea under control in two months, you are doing much better than I did. I am at 11 months since my colon resection for diverticulitis and things finally seem to be settling down. My distended stomach is getting flatter and I am down from 6 or more bowel movements in a 24 hour period to about three. And they are more well formed. Sure taking a long time. I actually experimented with stopping pro/prebiotics (Culturelle) and Benefiber. I had read that the pro and prebiotics are not always the best for IBS, which I have had a long time and which my doctor said could have been exacerbated by the surgery. Now I take just 1/2 teaspoon of psyllium husk powder in water and a couple of enzyme capsules with meals. Those changes made a big difference in the frequency and consistency of my bowel movements.
And I have not had any pain for several months, except once in a while when I eat or drink the wrong thing and create gas. I only drink decaffeinated coffee and tea and upon the advice of my doctor, avoid lactose. There are a lot of lactose free products out there.. milk, cottage cheese, sour cream, etc. and it no longer has to be oat or almond based. Aged cheeses like Parmesan and Gouda are naturally low in lactose.

Interesting comment and reply. Please can you tell me more as soon as you can. My spouse has the same issues and we will try what you recommend what massage for the colon do you do. How is it done and what gel used. Give me as much detail as you can as it will help me to advise. Thanks yiannis