24-48 hours, take it with food and avoid dairy and antiacids within 2 hours before or after.

@Barb J posted:

 I did some reading and a diet that is low in carbs, sugar and artificial sweeteners may be beneficial to stave off pouchitis. I will be changing my diet. My question for now is, do I treat the diarrhea or the pouchitis?

 

Correctamundo on diets low in carbs, sugars and artificial sweeteners being helpful in reducing pouchitis.  As to your question, do you realize that cipro will treat both?  The diarrhea is a symptom of pouchitis and cipro will thicken your stool.  Do not take any stool thickeners until you see how thick they will get.  When I was on higher dosages of Cipro and tried taking Imodium, which I am sensitive to, I became constipated.  Constipation will exacerbate pouchitis.

Thank you for the quick reply CTBarrister! Thanks for the information about the Cipro and how it works. Do you know how long it will take to lock-in? What foods and beverages would you suggest? 

It takes 24-48 hours to start working as I said above.  You should notice it then.  You can take it with anything but avoid dairy or antiacids as noted above within 2 hours.  You don't need to eat a lot with it but taking it on an empty stomach isn't a good idea.

Wonderful information! Thank you for taking the time to respond. I took my first Cipro at 4:00 p.m. I will keep you posted to when and if it works.

I have no trouble taking Cipro on an empty stomach. YMMV.

Thank you for your reply Scott! I have noticed you over the years give much good advice to so many. 

• Well, I had taken my first Cipro at 4:00 p.m. yesterday. Went to bed, woke up at ironically just before my next dose of Cipro. No bathroom issue at that time. Went back to bed and woke up around 7:00 a.m. and was super happy that my adult diaper was dry, no leakage! I felt so confident after dealing with these issues on-and-off since middle of May. I had toast with a tiny bit of butter and orange juice, I was craving it. A couple hours later stomache cramps and back to the bathroom. The stool was a little more thick, no liquid diarrhea that colors the bowl. I was a bit frustrated but I knew that it can take 24-48 hours thanks to CTBarrister's reply yesterday. I will see what happens today and tonight. Will post more news tomorrow. Thank you CTBarrister and Scott for taking the time to reply to my question. This is a great place to be to not feel so alone.

Does anyone Use Metamucil daily?

seems to help

@Olina posted:

Does anyone Use Metamucil daily?

seems to help

I’ve been using Metamucil daily for about 18 years. Are you suggesting it to help control leakage? I find it can really help with that.

My pouchitis is getting better. I only had the leakage due to the pouchitis. Do you take the regular or sugar-free Metamucil? Thank you for your response!

@Barb J posted:

My pouchitis is getting better. I only had the leakage due to the pouchitis. Do you take the regular or sugar-free Metamucil? Thank you for your response!

I’m glad you’re doing better! I don’t care for artificial sweeteners, so what I actually do is mix 1/2 dose of sugar-sweetened Metamucil with 1/2 dose of Konsyl original (unflavored psyllium). That keeps the sugar to a modest level without having it taste like actual sawdust.

Where do you buy the Konsyl? I have not heard of it. I have been throwing out foods with fhe artificial sweeteners. I am really going to try to embrace a healthier diet. Thanks for the suggestion!

Thanks to all for your reply’s. It is helping me with night leakage. 

@Barb J posted:

Where do you buy the Konsyl? I have not heard of it. I have been throwing out foods with fhe artificial sweeteners. I am really going to try to embrace a healthier diet. Thanks for the suggestion!

I buy Konsyl at CVS. If you can’t find it locally you can order it from the company (https://www.konsyl.com/pages/subscribe-and-save). One dose of Konsyl is a smaller volume than sugar-sweetened Metamucil. To quickly measure a half-dose of each I initially (just once) carefully measured the weight on a kitchen scale, and then poured it into *my* ordinary spoon to see how full a half-dose looks. Now I just eyeball it as a rounded “teaspoon” of Metamucil and a flattened “teaspoon” of Konsyl. 

One member here calls Konsyl his “daily dose of sawdust.”

I’ve never heard of kindly. What is it and what does it do?

Kindly. Instead of kindly. I have fat fingers 

Thank you Scott! I will check into the Konsyl at CVS. I am open to any help that will get me out of the house with confidence and not feel so isolated at home.