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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Had Segmental Resection Of Colon, Ulcerative Colitis, Pancreatic Cancer. Why Is There Bowel Movement Issue?

My spouse had a segmental resection of the colon due to Ulcerative Colitis 40 years ago. 2 years ago he was diagnosed with Pancreatic CA and had a successful Whipple Procedure performed. He had no chemo or radiation follow up and remains CA free at this time. My concern is that he only gets a few hours (sometimes as little as 2.5 hours) of sleep every night because of liquid bowel movements. I am concerned for his overall health, especially his mental health because of his lack of sleep. He eats dinner early - 5:30 to 6 PM, but nothing seems to help. Do you have any suggestions?
Sat, 9 Nov 2013
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hello madam

thanks for the query

the reason for the increased bowel habits is shortening of bowel lenght due resection during whipples procedure what i would suggest is to use tab.XXXX when you feel reaaly bad but dont use it on regural basis...



thank you

regards
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Had Segmental Resection Of Colon, Ulcerative Colitis, Pancreatic Cancer. Why Is There Bowel Movement Issue?

hello madam thanks for the query the reason for the increased bowel habits is shortening of bowel lenght due resection during whipples procedure what i would suggest is to use tab.XXXX when you feel reaaly bad but dont use it on regural basis... thank you regards