Just looking for opinions here.
In this corner lamotil, I have been on lamotil since I had my pouch created 10/01/07 taking 12 pills a day (Actually diphenoxylate/atropine) and I untill recently was still averaging 12 to 15 bm's a day. now I'm at 8 to 10. these pills were prescribed by my surgeon and even when I have missed a dose I havent seen a difference.but now with the decreased bm's I'm wondering if its the pills kicking in or just my pouch adjusting. In the other corner when I had iliostomy I would take imodium(laparomide) and it would keep my bm free for a while. although I would get nervouse back then by going hours with out a bm. affraid of blockages. Hmmmmm whats a fella to do? any feedback or opinions would be greatly appreciated here since iv'e yet to try imodium with my pouch. so which pill is the champ?
thanks again to all my J-pouch friends

I think you are going to find mixed preference on this question. But I would bet the majority would tell you they take immodium.

My experience with immodium was better than lomotil. Lomotil didn't decrease frequency for me as much as it made it harder to go. I was finding myself waking up at night, needing to go, and then having to strain more while on it. Immodium does a good job for me of reducing frequency without the discomfort of feeling like I can't go when I try.

Just my two cents.

i still have my ileostomy til the 15th but i have been in hospital for dehydration. i've tried both to decrease output....for me, i notice more of a decrease when i take immodium vrs lomotil.

Maybe you don't need either! I am sure there are people who really benifit from these pills, but IMOP, (for the most part) they are way overused, (remember this is just MOP) How can you expect your body to adjust if you keep using the "cruch"(spelling) and I also wonder, why would anyone want to keep this "toxic waste" inside? Get rid of it! I think it is just a invite to other problems. I used Imodium for the first couple of months, and I think it really helped, now after 5 years I use none. You are only a few months out, give it time, Try not using anything, see what happens, Just think, your body may adjust, Good Luck Den