Thank you for responding! I'm still getting familiar with terminology. Do you still have your rectum? They took out my colon, left rectum; hence ileorectal anastomosis. Now when I go to sleep my output gets so thick almost dehydrated I literally can't push it out in the morning. I go pretty well all day from thick to thin. Any suggestions on how to go in the morning? Does this happen to you? Thank you~Jen