Hey Auberon, when you said:-

"I have trouble walking to the loo, sitting on the loo, getting off the loo, & washing my hands, let alone the rest of it like replacing clothing."

I am with you on this one, I often just sit because getting up is just too hard.
I've have also fallen asleep on the throne and woken up numb from the waist down!

Funny thing is that I used to laugh at my elderly patients who were bowel fixated------now that is me
Cheers Tayla