Very useful discussion. Constipation can be a horrible symptom. Worse if you have surgery, due to painkillers, anesthesia, lack of moving. But 8 years after diagnosis, I usually do okay & usually have BM daily tho not always easy. I am mostly vegetarian, but do eat fish few times a week, no meat or chicken, drink kefir & Yakult probiotic, try to avoid too much milk & cheese, make sure to get enough good fats, use coconut oil often, take fish oil, raisin bran & blueberries almost every morning, get exercise every day, snack on prunes throughout the day (maybe 5-7 total), and probably some other stuff I've forgotten. Usually works for me. May be close to Soccertese's 7:1 diet, but I haven't calculated it yet.