@smart1, I'm tagging fellow members @andrea5815 @hopeful33250 and @lillyann who may be able to offer their experiences with diet suggestions and meal planning.

Here are a couple of related discussions in the Colorectal Cancer group that you might also find helpful:
- What is a good diet after colon surgery? Are probiotics good? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/diet-after-total-colectomy/
- Rectal pain and diet post right hemicolectomy https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/right-hemicolectomy-rectal-pain-and-diet/

Smart1, have you heard of the FODMAP diet?