diverticulitis diarrhoea/constipation
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diverticulitis diarrhoea/constipation
After having an emergency bowel op , ending up with a Colostomy stoma then a failed reversal and then a Ileostomy stoma before finally being reversed to no stoma. My husband have suffered from bouts of constipation , then diarrhoea, His stools go like ribbons we then know the diarrhoea is on it's way. He takes buscopan for the cramping pain(up to 8 a day) He has seen his consultant who basically said he has to live with it, can you suggest anything to help.
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Re: diverticulitis diarrhoea/constipation
Has he taken or is taking a regular laxative to keep things moving. It is not unusual for a bowel that has become quite constipated can then lead to sudden loose stools as everything gets expelled. A regular safe daily laxative would be 2 to 3 or more sachets of Movicol a day
Has this been tried?
Anton Bungay
Has this been tried?
Anton Bungay
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Re: diverticulitis diarrhoea/constipation
Hi
Thanks for the reply, he has used movicol. This then lead to going to toilet more frequently,can go between 10-15 times a day without it and even more with it. Also finds his stools become very sticky and not formed,
Thanks for the reply, he has used movicol. This then lead to going to toilet more frequently,can go between 10-15 times a day without it and even more with it. Also finds his stools become very sticky and not formed,