Hello Pilling,

l think your suspicion that what you are feeling is the bonus reminder that your bowel has been tampered with previously, and something that will continue to enrich your everyday.The bowel works as one piece in unison, disrupt that by removing a link and rejoining and expect to have to live with something akin to a rebellious child.

l am a fit 73 and approaching ten years down the road since having my resection, and are still experiencing a changing experience with my bowel function.the one thing we share in common is the disagreement whether l live with it or it lives with me.

l had radio/chemo pre op and 18 weeks of oxipilatin post op and given what it done to other bits of my body function l am not in the least surprised that my bowel exhibits differing traits, just amazed that it survived the treatment to be able to function at all

Eating food can be the trigger for momentum in the the bowel and l suspect you are right to look to scar tissue narrowing the passage as your stool moves through at a faster rate in response to supply replenishment.

My little friend revolves around a cycle that will see a crash and clear out for no other reason than it is time before returning back to a steady plateau until the next time. Interestingly when this happens l can put on up to 6lbs in weight even though l am evacuating faster than the Titanic,with it dropping back to normal after the event,that weight gain does not build up before but in the midst of this event, thats how l know l have a flare up occuring

Like yourself it is the reasonable price we pay for our continued annual membership to the club of life,

David