@birdman518 @callalloo Physical therapy is a good suggestion. If someone sits all the time, the hip flexors get tight in front, and this can affect the colon when the body gets tight around it. When you are recovering or in pain, sometimes it's difficult to walk. My PT has worked on me for tight hip flexors. If you press your fingers right inside your hip bones, you'll feel the hip flexors. You can push on those muscles with something like a cane or elbow, or lay on a small ball. It's best to have 2 balls the same size if you are going to lay on them because it's possible to throw the pelvis out of alignment (like twisting one hip forward, etc) if you have that movement in the SI joints. Of course all of this should be discussed with a physical therapist who understands your post surgical capabilities and what exercise or stretching is safe for you to do.

Mitch, do you have a physical therapist that you work with?