Funny that you would bring this up at this time. I had to have my five year
colonoscopy yesterday. (such fun, I look forward to eating nothing for five
days, but it certainly works well) I usually have no problems, but the last
three months everything has changed, constipated and then diarrhea. My
gastroenterologist said to try a new regime: Benefiber 1 teaspoon daily,
Mira Lax 1 teaspoon daily, and most importantly Align Pro Biotic daily. He
said to experiment with the Benefiber and the Miralax, taking a little less of
one or the other depending upon the result. He felt certain that we should be
able to regulate me much better with this program.
You might want to talk to your gastroenterologist and see if he recommends
something like this before going to a colostomy.
Joan
