Sorry for late reply. I'm in the UK and had pouch surgery 14 years ago. I was advised to train my pouch by "holding on" for as long as possible when I felt the urge to poop. I began this on the first day my bowel woke up after surgery. I'm sure you remember it feels like you need to go continuously! I found getting out of bed and sitting on a fairly hard chair helped. I'd start off waiting 5 minutes, gradually increasing the time until I could wait 30 mins by time I was discharged a few days later. Maybe it helped that in my NHS hospital I was in a four bed room so had to wait my turn to use the 1 restroom while the other ladies used the loo, showered etc! Now all these years later I can often go a full working 8 hour day plus commuting without using the "loo". It doesn't happen overnight and you will have setbacks, just don't be hard on yourself. Good luck x
