Anyone else have a Redundant / Tortuous Colon?

I can’t do early mornings because I have to do routine. Get up, drink water, drink coffee, eat bran cereal or oatmeal with fruit, relax so I can poop. If I don’t do this, no BM, then miserable rest of day. Went out for breakfast other day on vacation. Had my favorite raspberry stuffed French toast. Totally messed me up.

I also cannot plan for anything in the morning, no appointments before 1pm earliest. I used to like to travel, that’s ended. Some days are normal, but I never know when I am going to have a bad day. Diet makes no difference, I eat the same small group of foods every day.

I go on Friday. Will let you know what I find out.

I’d like to know the technique if it has a name. I do a colon massage, right to left and down, and that seems to help settle things down when there is bloating and colon activity. I’ve gotten exercises from a pelvic floor therapist. I like the olive oil & water idea too. Thanks!

Thanks for your comments, I thought I was the only one who had to wait to go out in the mornings to be sure my bathroom visits were over for the day

I am on Motegrity that helps move stool through colon. Not really a laxative. Doc also suggested tbsp olive oil at night and lots of water. I also see a pelvic floor therapist that showed me a different massage technique that involves more “pulling” than just masssging. I’ll see if there is a name for it. Maybe on utube?

Just went through this and you would think my dr who is a motility specialist would have known better. Had me do a 3-day low residue diet which is basically high-carb no-fiber prior. What it did was totally constipate me so I was behind going into the prep. Did the jug of Golytely. Thought I was good. Nope. Couldn’t get all the way in. Told me my colon was like a roller coaster. Next time, no low-residue, two-day prep. More Golytely. So talk to your doc about this Before!

What is my health my team? I’ve been off Mayo for a while..I guess since I did the questionnaire & was turned down. I’m still in a great deal of pain, mostly gut. My memory is shot. Someone mentioned in a post to me that I should check out “Undiagnosed”? I think that’s what he called it. Can anyone verify.
I’m actually surprised I’m still alive…well since I am, and I’m merely existing, I need to do something. My whole family is falling apart

I posted this as a reply to a comment below — may be best situated here.
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I, too, am learning to live with a tortuous colon, diagnosed in my last colonoscopy several months ago. I think I can feel where it is bent in a tight switchback because there is one spot in my gut where I feel discomfort and sometimes pain. Sometimes massaging that area seems to relieve the pain/discomfort. I, like many say, am bloated all the time, have tried the low FODMAP diet to little avail, avoid gluten and a lot of dairy because they both seem to bring on severe diarrhea, bloating and pain. I can’t leave the house until after 10AM because I make 3+ trips to the bathroom every morning, usually feeling like less than complete evacuations. I was told that there can be both constipation and diarrhea going on at the same time, some stool gets through but other is hard or impacted. I have tried Miralax and need to go back to it. I had cut the dose to 1/2 capful every few days. It didn’t have a lot of effect but maybe I didn’t use it long enough in that way. The recommended dose was too much. The only thing that gave relief was a RX for a special gut-related anti-biotic after testing positive for an overgrowth in the colon. For about 2 weeks my gut felt normal but the NP would not refill the RX again.

I, too, am learning to live with a tortuous colon, diagnosed in my last colonoscopy several months ago. I think I can feel where it is bent in a tight switchback because there is one spot in my gut where I feel discomfort and sometimes pain. Sometimes massaging that area seems to relieve the pain/discomfort. I, like many say, am bloated all the time, have tried the low FODMAP diet to little avail, avoid gluten and a lot of dairy because they both seem to bring on severe diarrhea, bloating and pain. I can’t leave the house until after 10AM because I make 3+ trips to the bathroom every morning, usually feeling like less than complete evacuations. I was told that there can be both constipation and diarrhea going on at the same time, some stool gets through but other is hard or impacted. I have tried Miralax and need to go back to it. I had cut the dose to 1/2 capful every few days. It didn’t have a lot of effect but maybe I didn’t use it long enough in that way. The recommended dose was too much. The only thing that gave relief was a RX for a special gut-related anti-biotic after testing positive for an overgrowth in the colon. For about 2 weeks my gut felt normal but the NP would not refill the RX again.