Not sure if this is the right forum for an introduction, so I'll keep it short. I finally got over my privacy posting paranoia and figured out how to let in the cookies so I could register. I had been on the IBDSucks BBD years and years ago, but as the web became more commercial I have gotten scared of posting.

I have been living with my j-pouch for almost 14 years now, and made it through 2 successful c-sections. But I haven't seen my GI in a little over a year now.

Anyone else still have their pouch this long?

SueLynn

Hi SueLynn. I've had my pouch for about three years now. How has your pouch been for all that time? That's very encouraging to me when I hear people have them for so long. I was only 29 when I had my first surgery, got the final j-pouch takedown when i was 30, and hope it last me forever!
Nice to meet you.
Rani

I've had my good days and my bad days since I've gotten the pouch. I'm usually OK if I watch what I eat very carefully, but I don't have enough willpower to do that.

It seems like I've experienced many of the problems that I see posted about here. Looking for solutions that someone else may have found that would help me out.

I guess I either have low grade pouchitis or some form of Chrohns according to my GI but I am trying to live with it without medications at this point. I've been on Flagyl, Cipro, some other drug I can't remember its name, VSL-3, other acidophilus and probiotics, Rowasa, even fish oil enemas. Some work for a while, nothing seems to work forever. I think I'm going to try Metamucil wafers next.