I find that I need Psyllium Husk fiber or Metamucil too, or else I get too liquidy. But other times I feel it's hard to push out as it's too firm, looking almost "normal", worthy of a picture, lol. Then when I push I get all sore. Maybe I get sore because my mucosa was also stripped at the time of the colectomy around 25 years ago, as I had cancer from the pan-colitis. I think I got cancer because I used to eat a lot of junk food and lots of carcinogenic meats like franks, barbeque, deli, etc. Because when you think about it, even though I had a 60-40 chance of getting cancer from 20 years of having ulcerative colitis, why wasn't I in the 40% chance of those who did not get cancer? I'm pretty sure it has to do with environment and in my case it was bad carcinogenic food! I try to tell my whole family how vegetarianism is good for EVERYONE and the environment too. But they still eat meat, perhaps less often now. Getting enough protein is certainly not a problem. For those interested, Google "Vegan Athletes" and be amazed!