Postby chrisca » Wed Mar 15, 2017 2:08 am
Perhaps Metamucil with lots of water might help. It improved stool consistency for me though I've got different anatomy. Check with your GI specialist and ask if it might help. The doc might have other recommendations too. Miralax is another possibility that works differently by increasing the water content in the gut.
If you have an ileostomy and blockages, another thing to avoid is possible contamination of food with glyphosate. Try organic grains for a few weeks and see if it improves things. This chemical is in a lot of conventionally grown grains now and it slows gut motility and has been documented to cause ileus. Glyphosate is commonly sprayed on wheat, barley, oats, flax, beets, corn, and soy. If you eat a lot of any of these, switch to organic for a while. Non-GMO is not sufficient, as even non-GMO crops can be sprayed now just before harvest to accelerate ripening.
Male, false negative colonoscopy age 48
DX: 12/2010 rectal cancer age 51
Stage T3N0M0 2 cm from anal verge
neoadjuvant rad/chemo Xeloda
Rectal resection (open surgery) straight anastomosis
Xeloda round 2
ileostomy reversal 11/2011
Successful adhesion X-lap 8/2013
Ongoing LAR syndrome but NED 10 years