No way to sugar coat this response so I'll cut right through to the TMI: basically, the answer is no. My ileostomy was definitely smellier. With the j-pouch, most of the time there doesn't seem to be much of an odour, and when there is, it tends to smell a lot like what I've eaten. As I'm sure you've already noticed with the ostomy, the odour is definitely influenced by diet, but specific odour producing foods will of course vary from individual to individual. And, if it's any consolation, I would say that people with colons tend to be far smellier.

In fact, it is often the case that a strong or unpleasant odour from the pouch is an indicator that you may have pouchitis or another type of bacterial infection.

Thanks! I didn't think there was a way to sugar coat the question or the answer!

The thing I've found most disturbing out of everything is that my ileo output DOES smell like some of the foods I've eaten (fish, eggs, gravy) mixed with..well..poop. Thus far it's actually affected my food choices. So I'm glad it gets less smelly!

I didn't have an end only a loop. I can tell you my loop ileo output was WAY smellier than my j pouch output times a million!