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So I'm about a month post-op from my j-pouch reconstruction surgery. I have a temp iliostomy and I can't remember what it was like the first time around... Ive been having tons of mucus discharge from my j-pouch and I can't control it. It seems like every time I stand up it comes out. I did a search and i know the mucus is normal, but I can't control it. It just sneaks up on me. Will the take-down correct this? I know to expect incontinence for the first little while, but this isn't a sign of a bad sphincter..right??

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I had my j pouch created in 2014, I'm due for takedown within a couple of months; after surgery I stayed in hospital for 15 days and I too had no control whatsoever, certainly wasn't pleasant.

Once back at home, for at least two weeks every time I had the need to urinate I had to evacuate the mucus too.

Like yourself, I too had no control, I wasnt actually incontinent, like I was when in hospital but the slightest movement, sitting down or climbing the stairs, whatever, I could feel a discharge taking place.

I had to take extra precautions during my sleep too and many a time I awoke to a very unpleasant mess.

This only lasted 10 days, maybe 14 at most before my output was under control, although it seemed like forever at the time.

I still experience a mucus build up but I have total control, without leaks or any emergency runs to the bathroom.

I can confidently get out and about for hours on end without any cause for concern.

I dont think the cause is due to weak muscles, it's just a build up of fluid in a very short time that needs to get out.

FM
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