J-pouch Life » BMs http://www.jpouch.net Stories: Ostomy, Ileostomy, Jpouch, Colitis, Crohn's, Surgery and Support Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:55:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 How to reduce frequent BMs with Jpouch? http://www.jpouch.net/2009/06/26/how-to-reduce-frequent-bms-with-jpouch/ http://www.jpouch.net/2009/06/26/how-to-reduce-frequent-bms-with-jpouch/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:05:08 +0000 Mark http://www.jpouch.net/?p=2010 Hey Readers,

We just got this email from Tom, and he is new to seeking online support to figure out the complication he is dealing with.  Could you all take a peak at his concern and see if you have any insight.  Also, we encourage our readers to post their questions/concerns at jpouch.org because that is a thriving discussion board that can offer great insight as well.

My J Pouch has been in place since 9/2005.  I immediately started having problems with the number of bowel movements I experienced on a daily basis – sometime numbering 20 – 25.  My Dr. tried a number of drugs to “slow down” my system but nothing helped.  I have seen a nutritionist only to be told after two contacts that she couldn’t help me.  To this day I continue to have 12 – 18 bowel movements a day.  I am currently undergoing a physical exam to see whether or not there are any other contributing factors to my frequency problem.  Needless to say, I am suffering from this problem.

Has someone who “had” a similar problem and beat it or severely reduced the daily number of movements.

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I went in for my third outpatient dilation and pouchoscopy this morning. (I had an additional one done in my doctor’s office without meds – not fun!) I think I have the drill down now. Everyone in the clinic knew my name and greeted me. I filled out the same paper work (for the third time!), went back to the prep area, changed into the beautiful hospital gown, got my warm blanket and waited. The nurse poked me in the arm and hooked up my IV (left a bruise today).
I still got a little nervous as I laid on the table in the exam room just before the procedure began. Then when the drugs kicked in I relaxed. My memory gets a little foggy, but I remember telling my doctor a couple of times in a bit of a panicked voice, “Oh, that hurts!” She was so kind though and encouraged me and told me everything she was doing. For some reason today I had a LOT more gas when I got home. It was like a hot air balloon was in my stomach. After attempting to let it all out, I crashed on the couch and slept for FOUR hours!!
My doctor told me the hole to my pouch had constricted and closed up (not totally) again since last week. I knew that. I could tell. Last night and the night before when I went to the bathroom I had to strain so much to have a BM that my obliques were aching, even after I was done in the bathroom. But I felt some improvement during the week. So I’m just going to keep on hoping that this works.

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