Redundant Colon/IBS
#372679 - 01/28/16 08:05 AM
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Hi, I have had IBS-C since my teens probably and I'm in my late 40's now. In more recent times I have been diagnosed by a gastro doctor with tortuous/redundant colon. I had a colonoscopy and endoscopy which told the doctor what was going on with me. I had an abdominal hysterectomy a couple years ago (huge fibroids) and I'm thinking that contributed to this colon thing. I really need HELP because I'm always uncomfortable and terribly distended in my abdomen even when I can evacuate my bowels. This is getting worse as time goes on, I'm not fitting in my clothes. Acid reflux is worse and there is always air in my actual stomach as well. It doesn't seem to matter what I eat or drink because it all has bad affects. That gastro doctor has tried everything he knows to do to no avail. I'm trying to get in with another specialist but frankly I'm discouraged that there isn't anything that can be done. Any ideas???? Does anyone else have this issue? I've looked on line quite a bit and haven't found any answers.....seems others out there haven't found help either.  Please, I don't know what to do except cry....
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I hear you. I was diagnosed with the same thing. Did the doctor suggest surgery? One of doctors suggested surgery to remove part of the bowel but another said eat more nuts.  Anyhow, I just posted this on another site and since I'm new to this one, here goes...
thank you for adding me. I have had digestive issues for over two years. Constipation, bad taste in mouth, headache, inflamed eyes, rectal pain, etc. recently it has been very bad. The bad taste in mouth is the worst! I've had an endoscopy as well as taken medicine for GERD but nothing helps. Laxatives don't help. I have tried everything. I exercise everyday... I eat well, take probiotics, vitamin b's, linzess, amitiza etc. my doctors say I have ibs. Does it really make you feel so bad that you consider suicide? I can deal with feeling bad every so often but not every single day. I have been to specialists and many, many doctors. I've only seen doctors who accept Medicaid and I'd beginning to think that they (the drs) are no good. I have been told I have a redundant colon and ibs. Just had a colonoscopy and it was fine. How do you deal with this? My next step is John Hopkins because I just can't believe this is something simple like ibs (or maybe I just can't accept it). One specialist in gastro said I should consider surgery to remove part of the bowel. Another said eat more nuts. I really don't know what to do. Thanks to all for reading this and any help would really be appreciated. Sue
P.S. I take Zoloft, suboxone (very low does; 1 mg a day), estradiol
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