I feel like my system is weak in a particular way due the pouch and that stress makes that worse. Lately it has been the hemorrhoids, internal and external, and upper GI irritation. My job lately has been to figure out how to make that area stress-proof! Still working on it. I have been using stress reduction techniques like yoga, meditation, cardio exercise, dietary modifications, and limiting caffeine. They're good, but it seems that's not enough! Also, I'm not consistent with them because life gets in the way.