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Hi all,

I am 9 weeks post-op from my take down. I never had any significant night leaking - maybe a few liquid drops. All of a sudden, for the past few days or so, I am experiencing more significant leaks. Not full blown BM's (not even close) but much more than I have ever had and it is actual stool.

Any thoughts on why, or what I can do to prevent it?

Thank you!

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You are a heavy sleeper and/or you are really tired and nothing will wake you up. LOL

That is what happens to me sometimes. I take lomitol just before bedtime and generally do not eat anything after dinner and my night time leaks have diminished greatly.

Dairy foods cause me to have diarrhea, so I really should minimize eating these foods at night.
Lesandiego
If it is being caused by spasmodic bowel, then Donnatal, Levsin or Bentyl or any other anti-spasmodic taken at bedtime will control it. I had these issues after takedown. If I have nighttime leaks now, it is a sign of pouchitis, I rotate the antibiotics I am taking, and then it stops. It could be a number of things, including a stricture. You can eliminate the 1st two possible causes as suggested.
CTBarrister

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