Hello, History first before question_ I suffered an acute colon rupture 2 years ago, I had a colostomy for 3 months and than another surgery to close that up. I spent nearly 4 weeks in the hospital the first time due to the fact my bowels had not started moving... Took that long to finally catch up... My surgeon was excellent- better than 100%... He told me about all the scar tissue he found inside of my abdomen on the first surgery- then on the second surgery- only 3 months later, again there was huge amounts of adhesions to be dealt with first before he could do the actual procedure. I have had a vaginal hysterectomy, back surgery and gall bladder removal prior to the colon rupture. I have suffered from IBS for years and have had more than my share of abdominal pain and bowel problems. I was diag. maybe 6 years ago with diverticulosis on about my 2 colonoscopy. Never Dreaming I would suffer a rupture....So now here we are 2 years later- In some ways my bowels are better than they ever were but I often have the symptoms of urgency, diarrhea, then some constipation (not often).. What is really hurting me is the upper abdominal pain I get every few weeks that puts me down. I think it is stool moving through the transverse colon and adhesions are binding things up. I usually apply some heat there and rest- Is that a good thing to do? I can count on a huge blow out within 24 hours or less... It is really the only area that hurts like that- so maybe I am lucky. Overall with the urgency and diarrhea- (many Bm s in a row) I am afraid to go anywhere... Sure I wear protection but is it enough? It was recommended for me to take two Immodium a day and Metamucil caps also. I do take that along with an antispasmodic... Is there anything else I can do? Is this something I will have to live with? One other question is this, I haven t had popcorn since my surgery- do I miss it? You Bet... I recently was told that you can get hullless organic white popcorn that is good for fiber and is safer for folks like me- is this true? Thanks for listening.... Carol