Hey missy that is really great news - looking back I expect you framed of just a few days a month of issues rather than a daily struggle! In time it might get to a few days per six months or even longer.
Re the query about hard bits. The question is is that causing you an issue like discomfort? If it isn’t then I wouldn’t worry about it too much. I’m fact I’m trying hard now NOT to analyse my bms too much as I think I got obsessive over the perfect poo! If this issue is what is causing problems then um I don’t know maybe see if any of your foods are hard like nuts or sweet corn which is hard to digest and cut that out and see?
Do you know if many are active on the forum right now? I know I’ve been lax in replying and I feel bad about that.