Colon transit study

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Colon transit study

Asked for Female, 17 Years

I had sub total Colectomy-March 2019(ascending to sigmoid anastomosis done)for Slow transit constipation..Now have been advised to undergo colon transit study..My question is what should be the normal transit time in my case,since my colon's length has been shortened.Kindly answer..

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Dr. Rahul Poddar Laparoscopic Surgeon 10 yrs exp Ghaziabad · Accepted Answer

Dr. Rahul Poddar

Laparoscopic Surgeon 10 yrs exp Ghaziabad

The normal time for u will depend on the length of colon left. That means length of ascending and sigmoid colon left.

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