Have you been checked for a stricture?

Sue

Maybe talk to the doc. My son had the same thing--watery to hard to expel. His pouch has changed shape and narrowed.

Did all kind of checks, including MRI, scope and Manometry. The only thing they found is I have fissure, which is caused by constipation. No stricture.

My question is why I get constipation at the first place? I thought all j pouchers always have watery stool....

Right now, in order to empty the pouch, I use an anal cathether and irrigate the stuff out... Just wondering what caused the consptation...

Thanks.

J Guy

There could be many reasons why you have constipation. It could be related to diet. You could be suffering from pouch disfunction.

I am in the same boat as you ; I had a defacography, where they insert barium through the anus and watch how you go to the toilet (empty). Another test was CT enterography. I also has a barium test where I drank the stuff.

By having the tests above done, it was determined that my pouch is not in a correct shape, and that the constipation is due to its shape.

Ask you doc about getting these tests done and you can gather more information as to the source.

Good luck!

Solomin