I think it is one of those trial and error deals. With me I have never been able to take much fiber and even now with my j pouch I can only tolerate small amounts!

It's definitely trial and error but check with poster Olive Oil. She has written several threads on this subject and claims the Paleo Diet and the elimination of the foods you specified improved her pouch function dramatically.

I have a major sweet tooth so I decided to cut out all sugar from my diet about a month ago. I feel A LOT better and I lost 5 pounds just doing that one thing. I have added more veggies and mostly chicken since I'm not a big red meat eater. I don't miss the sweet stuff at all now....it's like I had to de-tox from it. I still have some dairy here and there. I haven't noticed any change in my bathroom visits. I'm still going my usual 4 to 6x a day. I just feel better.

When I behave myself and eliminate wheat and sugar from my diet I feel much better, and can usually even prolong the interval between antibiotic pulses. The only caveat is that when I am being really strict with my diet I start losing weight, and peanut butter cookies are the only thing I have found that helps me gain it back.

Dr. Bo Shen in Cleveland Clinic tells his patients that fiber, sugar, dairy and rice are bad for pouch. They ferment and cause gas, ulcers.... He advices all of his patients to eliminate as much of this as possible -cut out refined carbs, citric and pop as the acid in citrus and pop are also bad for pouch.

You can eat, or not eat, whatever you want. Your jpouch isn't special, it's just your small intestine. I have no problems with sugar, dairy, or rice, but whole wheat I find irritating on exit. I still eat it, but prefer sourdough bread. I find that I am intolerant to fake sugars that are found in chewing gum, NUUN electrolytes, and many other foods and beverages. I'm not convinced this has anything to do with my jpouch, but is just something that doesn't agree with my system. Even coloned-people have food intolerances.

I personally don't believe there is a jpouch diet or way of eating for all of us. And because I feel well and am healthy, I am not going to give food groups up.

Sue