Problems months after colon resection surgery: What Helps?

I am sorry to see that you all are experiencing exactly what I am experiencing but I am relieved. I literally left Advent Health Orlando in tears today because of the how my nurse, charge nurse, and admitting MD treated me. I stayed in the hospital two days during this Pandemic to be told I was fine (just constipated) and the tests didn't reveal any reason for my pain level. I was told to take Tylenol, Miralax and Docusate and to slowly resume a diet. I tried to tell the nurse I wasn't comfortable with discharge because I am being sent home with no answers, no instructions, and no medications. What was the point of being hospitalized?
Let me back up...I was hospitalized in October because I had a cecal volvulus. I had a third of my intestine removed...it adhered to my liver. I had a rough couple of days after surgery but everything was going well except for occasional constipation. Well, at the end of Feb. I woke up in excruciating pain (in my right upper quadrant). I ended up having to call 911. I got to the ED and the pain started to subside on it's own without any intervention. I found out I was pregnant at this ED visit so I couldn't get a CT scan. Well the same thing happened this weekend and I ended up in the ED again. The US was fine in the ED but they recommended I stay to get pain managment and a MRI. Well my MRI was fine and from that point on my MD and nurse started treating me like a drug seeking idiot. Can you all give me any insight and even better tell me what to do to stop this from happening again?

I might have missed it. But after 14” were removed from my colon due to diverticulosis I had to go back for several sessions where they would stretch out the colon with balloon treatments. Where the colon is stapled back together causes a narrowing of the colon hence the balloons to stretch it back out.

I go 6 to 7 times a day. Sore but does not fully explain the pain I live with daily. 3 bath tub soaks daily help a ton.

Drink at least a quart a day. Drinks with no sugar, but has electrolytes help a ton. I take opioids for pain, but that causes constipation. I find orange juice helps with potty issues. God bless, I am 5 years bouncing with constipation and found still softener after every meal helps
Doctor said it is too much, but his rear end isn't in pain as mine is. Like God said, he will help those who also help themselves.
Best Wishes, and keep those little things that perk you up going.

May I ask the name of the probiotic that you mention and is it a pill or liquid? Thank you.

Thank you for that great piece of info. I decided that after my re-section, I would be dealing with a change in bathroom habits. I take a probiotic, but I will consider the brand you mentioned. I hope your husband continues to do well. I’m sure there are many of us on this site that will find your information very helpful.

My husband lost three feet of colon in a resection ten years ago. Stage IIIa colon cancer. Like some of you here he had frequent loose to runny stools ever after. Doctors seemed to think it just goes with the territory and didn't give it much thought.
Ran across a new dr. who checked his gut flora a.k.a. microbiome(?) and it was not right.
She told me to get 'Align' probiotic 14 day package and it did the trick. About $30.00 at small town pharmacy. If you try it be sure to check the expiration date (my pharmacist told me so)
Husband doesn't have to take it all the time, about every 4 to 5 months his stools start getting a little sloppy and I get another box and presto chango all is well again.
Seems he can't maintain healthy gut flora no matter what he eats. Don't know why - was it the re-section or the frequent PET scans following.

Think I'm going to add magnesium tablets to my daily regimen. I did this prior to surgery. I only had to use miralax after heavier meals. I'm only 8 days post op, but things are way different. I go like 5 times a day, but the output isn't as much🤔.

F**king hell, a staple. What awful luck pal. I don't know what to say? You're a tough bird. Good on you! I'm a fighter as well, I bloody love this life--even if it can be right sh*t at times. The world and people are amazing. I'll fight with everything i got to be apart of it as long as i can. Shalom & take care.

Yes I’m not the typical patient. Anything that could go wrong has gone wrong. The first leak was caused by a staple that came loose at the connection site. The I developed abscesses after each of my surgeries. With the most recent surgery, they aren’t sure. It could have been a small Knick to the bowel or it could be an unknown cause. I do have ulcerative colitis and have had it for 25 years. That causes inflammation in your colon (it’s an auto immune disease). My colon cancer diagnosis was a complete shock as I was very healthy and a fitness fanatic (ran 5 miles a day and attended barre class 5 times per week. Very healthy so I was shocked to hear I had cancer. I was 51 when I was diagnosed and had I not been as physically fit, I wouldn’t have recovered as well as I did. With my most recent hospitalization, I was on a vent for 9 days and in ICU for 12 days. I couldn’t even stand up on my own, but I was determined that I would come home instead of a rehab facility so I forced myself to walk and show them I could do stairs! I have a good friend who had her sigmoid removed because of diverticulitis. She said it took over a year to feel normal. Good luck