i've had my pouch since 1994 and other than two bouts of pouchitus have had no problems.For the past 3/4 wks i have been passing blood when i empty my pouch (go to toilet 4/5 a day). My belly is very bloated and i have really bad swetting at night.Anyone help!

When you develop a new symptom out of the blue after years of good function, you need to call your doctor. This can be anything from cuffitis (likely) to a bleeding stomach or duodenal ulcer. You need to be examined and have some blood work done.

Jan

thanks for tha advise.
Every time i go to the doc's they send me to the hospital 2/3wks later for a pouchoscapy and everything looks ok.
Could it be diet or stress

Do you know if you have any strictures? I have an anal stricture, so my doc says not to worry if there some blood in my stool. Are you cramping? One good thing is at least you are still emptying your pouch, so it's not a complete obstruction. I had a problem similar to yours about a month ago, and they did an abdominal CT scan and found nothing. I was bloated and in pain. What I had to do was take chlordiazepam/clindinium caps, and had to lie down and wait for the cramps to subside (and to pass stools).
One pattern I've discovered is that my body reacts negatively to stress AFTER the stress has passed, as if now it's time to relax, defenses are down, and WHAM! I get hit with something similar to what you're experiencing. I don't know if I've helped, but I wish you the best, and hope you figure it out.
Mav+
One thing

In my opinion, bleeding that is more than fleeting, is a serious symptom and if the pouch scope is clean, then they need to look further. Maybe an upper GI series, upper endoscopy, or even camera pill endoscopy. Bleeding is never caused by IBS. If there is a stricture, yes there can be bleeding. But bleeding for 3-4 weeks is pretty serious and I would not accept "your pouch looks fine so you are fine" approach. There is a whole lot more to your gut than your pouch.

One thing I failed to ask is if you have been taking any NSAIDs, such as ibuprofen, naprosyn, aspirin, or similar drugs? If so, you need to stop them immediately, as they can be the cause.

Jan

I agree with Jan. I should have been more careful. I didn't mean to suggest that IBS caused bleeding. I just know that my stricture does. (I also had bleeding ulcers in my stomach from NSAIDs, so stop them right away if you're taking them -- they work as blood thinners.)

thanks to everyone i will see my GP nesxt week

Jim I have similar symptoms so keep us posted on where you get to.