Welcome @bea1972 and @annesophie, you may also be interested in this related discussion:
- Dealing with LARS (low anterior resection syndrome) https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/dealing-with-lars/

You might also appreciate this article written by a clinician become patient.
– Eating with Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS) https://fightcolorectalcancer.org/blog/eating-with-lars/

@bishoj6, how are you doing?