Hi, I'm a young 45 year old male and I had my J-pouch created in 1998, The biggest worry I have had is abcesses which the last seems could be a fistula with a small 'communication' from the pouch to my back end, that has been treated with surgery and apart from some weeping all for that is OK. I lead an active lifestyle of running and full time work. My problem is I beleive pouchitis has got me again, while usually i have this once a year and a short dose of flagyl knocks it down ( a few days) this time it is hanging in there, the cramps are not there but frequency is up, I'm trying to do the two week flagyl thing (they make me feel ill) as I want to knock it on the head.
I'm then interested in some sort of on going prevention regime to keep all good, I have bad habits of a sweet tooth etc, I'm petrified of loosing my pouch and having to go back to the bag so any good advice would be well recieved. I guess it is time to look to complimentary methods to keep well. In the past I just avoided nuts and all was good.