I've had constipation for years and have lived with going to the bathroom every 4 to 5 days. But about 2 months ago, I started feeling bloated and even distended under my bra line. A barium enema last week was normal except for a redundant colon. I go to the Dr. next Monday to discuss and I'm assuming she'll send me to a Gastro doctor.
In all my researching on the Internet, I've noticed that GERD comes up alot in combination with Redundant Colon. I was diagnosed with "Extreme GERD" about a year ago and take Prilosec twice a day. I also was diagnosed with CMV about 15 years ago when I went to give blood. I understand that CMV is pretty common, but I'm seeing it pop up too in the literature/postings on the net.
Here's my question... should I bring all three up to my Doctor or am I reaching for straws in an attempt to find something concrete that will fix my constipation?
The Miralax, Activia, Benefiber and others aren't really working anymore... can't find anything on what I should be eating. Some people say more fiber, others say, heck no... it just makes you more bloated (which is true for me)
any thoughts/confirmations would be appreciated. :-)