Hi, I'm sorry that you had to go through that, but I'm right there with you. I had a colectomy in March 2024. I also did not end up with a bag, but they took my entire colon. My initial issue was a sleepy bowel which put me back in the hospital for a few days, after that no problems except loose or runny bowels. I'm pretty sure it has to do with diet, plus not gaving a colon, the stool doesn't really get a chance to solidify that well. Sugarized foods go through me fairly quick, so I try and stay away from them because I am also diabetic. I used Metamucil for awhile, not a whole lot of difference. Then my GI doctor said to try Citrucel and it seems to work a little better. But, I average getting up about 3 times at night and an ungodly amount of times during the day. Although there are 5 in this househild, I had to have my septic tank pumped after just 11 months because of the increase in primarily my bowel issues. I have been primarily housebound except if I go anywhere I need to know where the bathrooms are, porta pottys, rest areas, McDonalds, etc.