Hi Jay, I had the exact opposite of your situation immediately after RARP: totally lost the ability to poop (not constipation!).
No one will ever give you a straight answer - surgeon, GI doc, etc., because they simply cannot - or will not - admit that their procedure has anything whatsoever to do with your situation.
To do so is tantamount to negligence or malpractice in their minds, which is ridiculous! But that’s just how it is…
Your insides were totally traumatized by the insertion of robotic arms; nerves get disturbed and they may react by increased or decreased activity.
Fascial planes (the membranes that hold your guts together) are invaded and the way they heal can also affect bowel habits. Think of how adhesions can form after bowel surgery and almost kill you with blockages; so lesser complications are also possible.
Hopefully, your normal bowel function will return soon. Mine did not, but in an ironic twist of fate, salvage radiation restored my bowels to their original settings - sort of a reboot of the system!
Don’t ask me how or why, but after almost 6 yrs of hell I am just grateful…oh, and maybe they got rid of the cancer too!🤞