I'm not sure you can ever pinpoint exactly what caused last night's incontinence. I think most of us have an incident or two (or more) through the course of life with j-pouch and that's just how it goes. Hopefully this was a one-time deal for you.

kathy

Was this full blown incontinence or just some leakage? BIG difference...

Just sleeping really soundly can lead to some minor leakage, as the sphincters naturally relax during deep sleep to allow gas to escape. Maybe it was just a "wet fart."

Jan

Pouchitis

OR If I eat a lot of fiber-like raw veggies or popcorn, especially in evening and without other food (like starchy stuff)

OR too much alcohol (causes sounder sleep + looser stools)

OR other reasons why I may be sleeping very soundly-overtired, sick, sleeping medication, etc.

thanks guys...
I think Jan you are right, it was a very wet fart!!! It felt like full explosion though Contained to my undies so cleanup was not so bad. I used to have bag blowouts, and those took longer to clean

Bag blowouts. . .when that happened to me, my dog looked at me as if to say. . .

"No, we go potty outside."

Hi there,

I've had nightly incontinence for about 13 years due to a bad tear after vaginal birth. I think I may have found the solution....I hope.

But anyway, I have just developed a routine as "normal" to wear a pad at nite. Much better than soiling clothing and bedding. I prefer Stayfree Overnite Ultra Thins bc they are cloth-like and extra long. I just scootch them back a bit to cover my bottom.

It sounds like this isn't a regular issue for you, but thought I'd throw it out there for anyone who deals with it frequently.

They occur for me maybe once a month or two, and usually very late-maybe 5:00 AM.

It will happen when I have a really bad night and sleep exhaustedly through the "you better get to the bathroom now-signals.

Unfortunately, I suffer from overnight incontinence as well. I had gone 5 years since my having j-pouch without suffering from this problem.

My scope indicated a little pouchitus, for which I've been taking both Cipro as well as Flaygl but haven't shown much improvement.

I'm 4 months post op from my takedown surgery. Only time I had full on blow outs was when I was admitted back into the hospital for severe stomach distended. I think because of the IV, medicationst, and sleep meds they gave me... Plus when you're hooked up to an IV, the process of getting up, unplugging it, and walking, not running, to the bathroom takes too long.

At home, for the first month after being released, I wore a thin, night maxi pad as well... Also placing it further back in the undies, did this at night and if I had to be away from home.

I don't know if this is the same for you, but laying down is the only way I can release gas and it does it on its own, no pushing... So I'm sure like others mentioned, you were probably, unaware, but releasing gas.:-)