J-pouch Life

Fibre Supplements
I started to respond to Brevin’s question about fibre supplements, but the comment was getting too long, so I figured I’d make a new post about it. I just started using fibre supplements during my last hospital stay. I hadn’t needed them before but after the incident with the blockages, I was [...]

After I had Step Two of my three surgeries, I was expelling waste rather quickly. Too quickly, it seemed. I was afraid I couldn’t adsorb anything so my surgeon recommended chewable vitamins. Although they seem childish, you can absorb them better because you’ve chewed them first!
Even now, after takedown, I still take 2 chewable vitamins [...]

A commenter recently asked about how to take care of a loved one who has UC. This has come up before and I have tried to assemble a list of things I found helpful from my partner. Please add any other suggestions in the comments (I’d love to hear what others have to say).
1. Help [...]

It has been a while since I was on a good fiber schedule due to the unrest in our life with selling the house, moving, and being insanely busy. But now that we’ve settled back down in our new town and into our new home, I’ve been able to get back into a routine. [...]

Prescription medication is a fact of life if you have any of the diseases this site deals with. How can you be sure to keep your pills straight? Easy, take a black permanent marker and write on the caps of the medication what the drug is in an abbreviation that works for you.
When you’re [...]