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Colonoscopy showed twisted colon due to small bodyframe & not enough room for it. dr. said take laxatives or remove 6" of colon. which treatment best?

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More information : Unless you have some specific symptoms of constipation, you should not have any bowel removed for the reasons you listed your GI doctor told you.

Answered 6/21/2016

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A member asked:

Colonoscopy showed twisted colon due to small bodyframe & not enough room for it. dr. said take laxatives or remove 6" of colon. which treatment best?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Daniel Popowich answered

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