Hi doc Wonder if u cud help me Am a 53 yr old Asian lady! In April last year, was diagnosed with piagets disease (very very early stage)! An operation was done in April n my anus was like reconstructed n I had a colonstonomy bag near my belly button! Tis was to give time fr my anus to recover , I rested fr abt 6 mths n then in end aug a reversible surgery was done! Everytin seems ok but frm time to time I hv gas n if I hv hard stools, ahh, lots of discomfort! If stools are soft, not a problem, my splinters hv not worked so well but wt kegel exercise, it s good , I m able to carry on wt my normal life, no pads, etc etc, even when I pass wind, no problem, My methyl checks wt my doc is good but they hv made me a case study n monitor me, so fR, they r very positive, I travel quite a bit, stress n foods tends to cause the hard stools, not all the time, but so stiles, Like the last two days, I did go to toilet, but it was not the easy poof n hv the uncomfortable feeling I never take laxatives as I don t want habit for I g, I try all kinds of fruits n vege! I m ok but jus thought to ask u abt it, Thks Jane