Digestive Health Support Group

CT colonography shows stricture in sigmoid and tortuous colon. Has anyone had same conditions? How were you treated?

I’m looking for alternatives to sigmoid colectomy surgery. I had a CT scan because of poor gut health and felt like maybe something was structurally...

Hi! I’m Marissa. I really appreciate this forum and learn so much from other’s experiences. So my question is this… has anyone ever had a...

My husband, 62, 2 weeks ago had a surgery for a bowel volvulus. He s still in hospital because they found he has anemia. He...

4 weeks post sigmoid colectomy. And I don’t know how else to explain but it feels as if a broomstick is goi g up me...

I wanted to share my recent experience of a robotic sigmoid colon resection. I am now 5 weeks post-surgery and think this is a good...

It’s been 4+weeks since my resection. Found a cancerous polyp during a routine screening. Some frustration over the lack of information given by the surgeon...

I have mild diverticulosis but have severe pain in the sigmoid colon always after a normal bowel motion This can last for hours. All test...

What I currently have going on is different and a mystery, so I'm interested if anyone has similar experiences. Seems it could be:1) A Diverticulitis...

Hello.... my story has a few spin offs, kinda related, so I'll try hard and make it concise. It started with a right hip replacement...

Questions and AdvicePosted by gwix98 @gwix98, May 16 5:14pmHello all,My situation may be unusual, but I’m just looking for opinions and suggestions.Approximately 18 months ago,...

I have had 4 occurrences this past year treated with antibiotics and Mesalamine ER and now getting ready for surgery. This last occurrence I ended...

I am 8 days post-op from a Scheduled Laparoscopic Sigmoid Colectomy (not robotic laparoscopic). For perspective: 56yo male, runner/weight lifter, vitals and blood work good,...

Nonverbal, 48 yr daughter hospitalized with sigmoid volvolus yesterday, a decompression procedure done, now surgeons want to do resection..She is having behaviors in hospital but...

Hello, i had a "take down" they call it, from removal of sigmoid colon in 2006. I was 49 years old, no cancer, luckily. Surgery...

I'm having recurring diverticulitis. First episode in May 2023. Treated with Metronidalzol and Cephalexin. Went away. No issues. REturned in September 2024, hospitalized with absesses....

If my data research posts are annoying, please scroll on. But, in a comment to my post about Diverticulitis Recurrence rates (for no-surgery or pre-surgery),...

Hi All, My name is Tracy. I had sigmoid colon resection just about 7 weeks ago for diverticulitis. Before surgery, I could count on one...

A year ago I had a sigmoid colonectomy. Within weeks I was having 15 BMs/day. I’ve been to 4 GI docs, had a colonoscopy, enteroscopy,...

I hope I am posting in the right section! I am almost four weeks in recovery from surgery to resection my colon because I have...