Average transit time for food with a j-pouch = 6 to 8 hours. Breakfast at 7:00 am... comes out around 3 in the afternoon. Lunch at 12:00 pm, comes out around 6-8 pm. Dinner at 7:00 pm, comes out either middle of the night or when you get up in the morning.

The morning and early afternoon seem nice because you don't have anything moving through from the time you get up until about 3:00 pm.

That's always been my explanation.

Steve

hmm maybe I will skip dinners lol I thought you go often during the day though...With my ileo I go fairly soon after eating I assumed it was the same for a jpouch

Try a smaller meal at night, bigger at lunch. It might help.

I rarely wake up at night. As with everything else, we're all different. Hopefully you'll have minimal night awakenings.

kathy

I figure if I go into this expecting the worst the if it happens I wont be so frustrated. Like if I look at it like, THIS WILL HAPPEN LIKE THIS it wont be so bad bc mentally ill be a little prepared lol

I do tend to go more in the evening...I really don't go all day long. I go when I get up then not again until 3pm or so. Then it's about 3x from 5pm to bedtime....then once in the middle of the night. Thats my average day. When I had UC most of the trips to the bathroom were late afternoon/evening too.