I was in the ER yesterday for a blockage. My gut is still sore and I think part of it is due to not having the Rifaxamin all day yesterday because I have pouchitis.

How long is Rifaximin prescribed for pouchitis? I take 2 tablets 3 times a day.???????

Sorry to hear about your blockage. I'm on 2 pills 3 times a day also. I'm supposed to switch to Cipro after two weeks, then switch back to Xifaxin, and so on. Right now I have a two month supply, the doc wants to review it after 2 months. Hope you are feeling better.

I take Xifaxin twice a day and cipro 2 times a day (morning and night) for cuffitis/pouchitis. I've been doing this for about 6-7 months and the cuffitis/pouchitis stays away. When I go off one or the other, it comes back. Hope you feel better soon.

I have Crohn's, so maybe not the same Rx course as Pouchitis, but I take it indefinitely... I take 3 pills twice a day and have for a year and a half.

Lizz,

You are one of a handful of people I know who had j-pouch surgery and also Crohn's. I was checked thoroughly before I had my colon removed and j-pouch surgery and was told they wouldn't give me a j-pouch if I had crohn's. My sister has had crohn's for over 20 years now and wears a permanent ostomy bag. How is it that you had UC and crohn's? Is this common? Nobody else in my family for 5 generations has had crohn's or UC (that they can tell of course) and my UC was discovery some 22 years after my sister had her surgery completed and ostomy bag.

Laurie
UC-Diagnosed 1993
J-Pouch Surgery (Feb.-April, 2006)
Diagnosed with Ovarian Entrapment Syndrome 2008