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Hi Suse5545. I am a 73 year old female. I was diagnosed with Redundant colon/Severe Tortuous...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1259650/

Discussion: Redundant colon plus diverticulosis

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Mar 16 3:04pm

I spoke too soon about no more hospital stays. Ended up back at Mayo ER with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/233534/

Discussion: Tips for managing chronic Small Bowel Obstructions

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Jan 3, 2019

I don’t know why all the people getting a variety of ostomies aren’t using this good...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/169619/

Discussion: Ostomy: Adapting to life after colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy

Support Group: Ostomy

Posted: May 1, 2020

I have had 2 ostomies and Hartman pouch for4 years. Previous to that I had lived...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/169566/

Discussion: Ostomy: Adapting to life after colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy

Support Group: Ostomy

Posted: Nov 26, 2019

Hi @karyn23 While I haven't had diverticulitis as long as @foundryrat743, I definitely concur with what...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1124805/

Discussion: Diverticulitis and constipation

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Aug 16, 2024

I just had my sigmoid colon removed on the 4th of September due to diverticulitis. I'm...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/637203/

Discussion: Removal of sigmoid colon due to diverticulitis: How to deal with pain?

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Sep 20, 2021

I talked to a general surgeon and urologist this last month and they explained that in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/734991/

Discussion: Anyone else have a Redundant / Tortuous Colon?

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Aug 7, 2022

I too have been struggling with IBS for numerous years and I left it unattended and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/233978/

Discussion: How do you manage daily life with IBS-D?

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Feb 3, 2020

Four years ago I was discharged from the hospital without a third of my GI track....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/169540/

Discussion: Ostomy: Adapting to life after colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy

Support Group: Ostomy

Posted: Feb 1, 2019

No one has been able to help me and I’m at my wits end with the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/865181/

Discussion: Chronic Abdominal Pain

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: May 23, 2023

Hi sunshine2023, I had to comment on your post when I saw the words bone broth!...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/822765/

Discussion: Only bone broth and gluten free bread for several weeks, any suggestio

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Mar 8, 2023

I was diagnosed with tortuous colon 2 years ago. My symptoms included constipation all week then...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1128485/

Discussion: Just diagnosed with tortuous colon

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

I had to have surgery Jan 2018 for diverticulitis. The infection was so bad I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/276899/

Discussion: New diverticulitis patient

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Sep 22, 2019

When I was dealing with the obstruction due to the adhesions, I found that lying in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/233528/

Discussion: Tips for managing chronic Small Bowel Obstructions

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Dec 10, 2018

I am so sorry you are going through this. Having the infection on top of your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1092358/

Discussion: Colon sectioning in a few days - fighting skin abscess

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Jun 23, 2024

I had my ostomy surgery in August of 2014, my sigmoid died a slow death after...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/169491/

Discussion: Ostomy: Adapting to life after colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy

Support Group: Ostomy

Posted: Jul 4, 2018

Hi Ingegerd, I’ll answer your questions: BP improved from large weight loss. Stable now. Stricture was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/862134/

Discussion: Questions and Advice

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: May 18, 2023

Colon resection 3 months ago. In hospital 4 days. 8 inches of sigmoid removed. Cancerous polyp,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/892644/

Discussion: Sigmoid colon resection: What to expect for recovery?

Support Group: Colorectal Cancer

Posted: Jul 9, 2023

Orus1836 I was diagnosed with diverticulitis 12 years ago. Unfortunately I was having a G.I. bleed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/768278/

Discussion: Diverticulitis and colectomy

Support Group: Digestive Health

Posted: Nov 1, 2022

I had removal of my sigmoid colon in early January. I never felt that I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1263172/

Discussion: Sigmoid colon resection: What to expect for recovery?

Support Group: Colorectal Cancer

Posted: Mar 21 7:38am

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