J-pouch Life

Well, it is about 6 days later and Mark is still sick with something not good at the moment, our first post on this change in his good fortune was small setback – liquid BMs.  Doctors are doing lab work and should have some insight pretty soon as to what is ailing him.  In the [...]

Hmmmm…..a small clinic study was conducted to see if chewing gum after colon removal surgery would stimulate the digestive system and help patients recover more quickly.   The pilot study found that yes, patients who chewed gum recovered more quickly.   That would be great if this proves to be a successful method for post surgery recovery, [...]