Anyone else have severe constipation?

Thank you it's helpful however after having this for decades, everything short of surgery has been tried including a implant to stimulate to no avail
We are only looking for surgical solutions. Diet exercise every laxative ever made meditation prayer etcetc etc....we hope one day a surgeon can help without complete ostomy. No bag please.
It is not really constipation per se but it's the word that's used.
No ability to evacuate the lower bowel at all zero pressure outward in fact it's the opposite and the rectum actually pulls inward
Maybe one day the surgery is going to work out but not now unless someone has new information
G

Best of luck, keep at it,
beets, @farmersmith
Diet applied for redundant colon, after life time of constipation (72 yrs) Has worked for almost two years a little less than perfect at times because I have to be attentive:

STEP AWAY FROM TPYICAL AMERICAN DIET
ORGANIC WHOLE FOODS, beef, chicken, fish (baked or instant pot) + vegetables with moderate to low oxalates, and no nightshade or gluten to avoid arthritis and aches + some fruit in moderation. Prunes and prune juice for constipation + nuts & ground seeds chia, flax etc. soaked overnight for constipation and better digestion + goat kefir, yogurt and cheese in moderation since it can be constipating. Water throughout the day + lots of hot water upon rising.
My regularity happens big time in the morning after a quart of hot water + the soaked ground seed concoction with prune juice. Occasionally after over amounts of plums that are coming on now in our orchard, I have several regularities in a day. With redundant I have it fairly regular but still have to add gulps of coffee or smooth move to have regularity especially if I haven't drunk enough water.

I do suffer from this. I was hoping for help from Mayo but yesterday was turned down. They accept Aetna insurance but not Aetna Medicare Advantage! My only other choice was to give them a $5000 deposit for a work up. So disappointed. Wishing you luck and health.

It's horrible how Medicare is being hacked apart. I blame both Medicare and the hospital

G

Are any of these forums still active? I see dates that are 6-8 yrs ago!

@gbear1953 a thought I have for you is to check for any spine issues. If you have had a spine injury such as a whiplash, there may have been some trauma that years later may cause a problem as arthritis develops in the spine. Sometimes problems like this masquerade without much pain. Spinal cord compression can cause incontinence and malfunction of both bladder or bowel. If this hasn’t been considered, it may be worth a look. I had communicated with another member here who had this issue and his doctors were ready to install a colostomy bag. He had significant spinal cord compression that also caused him to use a wheelchair. He did have spine surgery and regained the ability to walk and better colon motility and avoided the bag, a win for him.

Possibly but with a bad back we've been through many MRI and such
No it's initially caused by a severe periontitis and lax abuse

Hi @gbear1953, I am reading through your comments and must say I really do relate to your wife’s all-things-constipation. This is an absolutely exhausting process for both of you!

I understand you are at a place that surgery is your only option. I also see your comment that her issue is pelvic floor dysfunction. In another comment you described her muscles not working the correct way. I struggled addressing my constipation (and much broader) issues for some time. Once I landed with my current providers they did an anorectal manometry test with the exact results, I had coordination problems where my muscles worked backwards. I didn’t understand any of it at the time but they were adamant that nothing else would work without addressing this problem first. That set the stage for progress, slow but steady. I am doing better.

I apologize if I am asking your to repeat but I am not seeing, and certainly not wanting to minimize the severity of the challenge your wife is facing.

Have you addressed the pelvic floor dysfunction?

Yes she is not responding to the exercise and has tried for years. She's failed that test dramatically.
Surgery is last and only hope short of Divine intervention

Same for me!