Not a pleasant subject, but just wondering what's typical (not necessarily 'normal').  Firstly, the need for me to make a trip to the bathroom is completely random.  Each day is different, making any type of planning completely impossible.  I average approximately 11-12 trips per 24-hour period.  That's bad enough, but what's just as bad is the fact that each visit to the bathroom requires a minimum of 15 minutes and often as much as 30+ minutes before I feel like I completely emptied and can safely leave the bathroom.  When I had my ileostomy, I could generally be out of the bathroom in 5-8 minutes typically.