I had my ileostomy reversed in 2019 due to chronic constipation and it worked well until 6 months ago. My gastroenterologist sent me to a surgeon snd all she wanted to do was to operate and do the same operation and I said NO. I tried physical therapy and when she did an internal procedure, she damaged something close to my rectum and made it almost impossible for me to have a bowel movement. I was having a real hard time before that and then it was impossible. Of course she didn’t do anything wrong according to her supervisors. I started eating high bran foods daily, black beans, squash or yams, prunes, water, teas, salads and anything that could help me with my bath room issues. I started MiraLAX twice daily and high probiotics to help. It’s a struggle to have a now with this routine. Walks. And I also have chronic migraines and careful about anything new to try to help with this problem. My doctor suggested Linzess , it does help but the cost of these pills are over $567.00 a month for 30. Being a retired senior citizen it out of reach for me to handle. Any suggestions would help. Don’t know why it stopped working, my doctor couldn’t answer the question.