I've been diagnosed through colonoscopy with a lazy colon. Basically my colon doesn't respond to stimulation so my gastro says nerve damage. We don't know how it happened but it seems like it improves some days and then goes right back. Two things that do not work for me.....water and fiber. I get plenty of exercise so that's not an issue. I eat easily digestible foods and have removed dairy , gluten, soy and wheat. I take probiotics and digestive enzymes.I can't eat fruits or vegetables due to burning mouth syndrome , also can't have fruit juice or nuts as they give me mouth ulcers. My burning mouth is basically attributed to pollen syndrome. Anyways, has anyone reversed or seen great improvement in their colon returning from a weak state? I use miralax as well but it's not as effective as it was. Again, sometimes it improves greatly than out of the blue, returns.....arghh
I have IBS and my colon overreacts to stress causing bouts of constipation or loose, urgent stools or diarrhoea. Lots of fruit helps to stimulate my bowel and Imodium calms it down when over stimulated. Abdominal pain of varying intensity goes with it and sometimes nausea. Food doesn’ttrigger symptoms. Staying calm keeps flare uos at bay.
It's great you see response from fruit. I wished I could eat a lot of it. Just wished I knew what caused the nerves to not respond in my colon.