You may also have OTHER bowel-related symptoms because of your surgery (e.g. bloating, belly cramps, constipation, increased gas), and these symptoms may also trouble you. It is important to understand that every patient experiences LARS differently. You may experience some symptoms associated with LARS, while another patient may experience more or fewer symptoms. Also, some symptoms may bother you more than others. You may find that frequency is the most bothersome symptom that interferes with your day-to-day life, while the next patient may feel that clustering of bowel movements is the most bothersome. Everyone is different.