Hey AE,
It's good you're going to get that checked out. Hopefully you'll be able to find out exactly what all your doctor did.
I agree about the fiber. I'll try to get it from less gas producing sources until recovery is farther down the road.
As for having a Bm standing, I have read of others who squat, or go in the bathtub or whatever works. It's painful and the normal way we do things has to be put on hold until recovery. It's all kind of like surviving...lol
I hope it's just swelling and you don't have an infection.
I know that sitz baths promote blood flow, but sometimes I wonder if an ice pack wouldn't help. When your ankle swells, you put ice on it?! I remember ice being put on my bottom in the hospital after having babies- to help mild hemmys. Just seems like it would be ok to alternate between the baths and ice pack. I think I will ask my CRS about that.
Good luck and keep let us know how it goes.