DeeDeeWith3
04-15-2004, 03:40 PM
I suffered from constipation my entire life. Recently I've tried to increase my fiber, fluid intake, watch my diet, drink prune juice and vowed to never take a laxative again. Good news is I am moving my bowels without using a laxative which is amazing for me....not every day..maybe 4 times a week.
My question is, can all these years of constipation and passing huge stools that don't flush down the toilet, extended my intestines, colon, or caused diverticulosis? If I look at my lower abdomen, the left side is slightly larger than the right. I have a GI consult next week. I'm really anxious...can someone shed some light? Thank you.
My question is, can all these years of constipation and passing huge stools that don't flush down the toilet, extended my intestines, colon, or caused diverticulosis? If I look at my lower abdomen, the left side is slightly larger than the right. I have a GI consult next week. I'm really anxious...can someone shed some light? Thank you.
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6th_sense
04-16-2004, 06:58 PM
Hi DeeDee,
I don't know if that would extend the colon - but I wouldn't be surprised if it did - mostly because the occurence of constipation or diarrhea on a regular basis indicates a malfunction of the digestive system somewhere - so the body might compensate for less effectiveness of the digestive track and extend the colon in order to increase the digestive surface.
Does that make any sense? Sometimes even I have a hard time reading the stuff I write.
Cheers, Raju.
I don't know if that would extend the colon - but I wouldn't be surprised if it did - mostly because the occurence of constipation or diarrhea on a regular basis indicates a malfunction of the digestive system somewhere - so the body might compensate for less effectiveness of the digestive track and extend the colon in order to increase the digestive surface.
Does that make any sense? Sometimes even I have a hard time reading the stuff I write.
Cheers, Raju.
DeeDeeWith3
04-17-2004, 10:16 AM
Raju,
Thanks for your reply....I do appreciate it. I just wonder why the stool I eventually pass is so H U G E !!! Why does it have to get that big before my body gets rid of it? I went the day before yesterday, there was a day of no BM in between, and this mornings BM is just so fat in diameter that I don't even know how I pass stool like this. I'm sorry if I am offending anyone with my honesty. I just wish things were different. I'm so nervous about my GI visit on Friday. I hope I can get some answers. If anyone can tell me that I'm not alone in this "huge stool passage", I'd be comforted by knowing it. Thanks, D~
Thanks for your reply....I do appreciate it. I just wonder why the stool I eventually pass is so H U G E !!! Why does it have to get that big before my body gets rid of it? I went the day before yesterday, there was a day of no BM in between, and this mornings BM is just so fat in diameter that I don't even know how I pass stool like this. I'm sorry if I am offending anyone with my honesty. I just wish things were different. I'm so nervous about my GI visit on Friday. I hope I can get some answers. If anyone can tell me that I'm not alone in this "huge stool passage", I'd be comforted by knowing it. Thanks, D~
Harry
04-17-2004, 10:48 AM
D~,
Constipation can cause all sorts of problems. Enlarged colon called a Mega colon is one of them.
You seem to be doing the rigt thing -- the colon and BMs can be retrained.
God Bless---Harry
Constipation can cause all sorts of problems. Enlarged colon called a Mega colon is one of them.
You seem to be doing the rigt thing -- the colon and BMs can be retrained.
God Bless---Harry