I think psyllium powder is just the smooth textured psyllium husk - coarse psyllium husk is less “powdery.” If you believe there is a psyllium powder that isn’t made from psyllium husk could you share a link?

I believe it’s called Physillum Husk Powder , different from the Physillum husk. My surgeon told me to take Metamucil which contains  Physillum powder but I buy the natural Physillum  husk powder. Hope that makes things clearer.

You say you take immodium with psyllium at night. Have you taken one without the other? If not, how do you know it isn't the immodium that's doing the job? Just curious. Immodium during the day and gas-x at night work for me.

Psyllium absorbs and forms the watery stools. Gives me something to hang onto. Imodium stops the bowel from moving. If I have an active day, depending on what I’m doing I usually just have another tbsp of Phyllium powder. Works for me. That’s all I take . 

JJpouchlolly What time of the day do you take the psyllium husk powder?  It sounds like you take it sometime, then you take it again if you have many stools in a given day (despite already have taken psyllium) with the imodium before bed.  Is this correct? 

I also wonder what your other habits are like as far as food, exercise, meditation/prayer, etc.  Do you ever take probiotics?  Do you imbibe in caffeine & alcohol?  Red meat?  Dairy?  Wheat?  I'm super curious about the life of any healthy, non-medicated j-poucher, especially those with a history of UC!

Hi!  With the exception of Imodium I take nothing else but I do try and eat healthy. In the morning , every morning I mix up a nutritious  shake as follows, almond milk, avacado, blueberries, spinach, plant protein, tumeric, black sunflower seed powder. On an empty stomach my body absorbs all that nutrition. Lunch and dinner are normal. I do take 2 probiotics capsules a day plus 5000 units of vit D. That’s pretty much it. Physillum powder as needed depending on my activity . I taught figure skating for 35 years and worked full time in the city Clerks office. Happily have led a very normal life. So thankful for that. It’s taken me a long time to figure this out so if I can help anyone, happy to do so. I try an eliminate everything in my pouch during the day and shut things down at night. 1 tbsp of psyllium powder 2 Imodium. My pouch is good shape. No pouchitis so far. It’s a full time job keeping myself healthy but it’s worth it. 

Hey Lolly, What kind of plant protein do you use in your shake?  Does black sunflower seed powder have particular health benefits? 

I agree, keeping healthy with a j-pouch is a full time job.

I'm curious about what you mean by lunch and dinner being normal.  What is normal? 

I’m not at home but it’s the Vanilla plant protein from Costco. Lunch might be egg on toast, tuna in a wrap, homemade soup, Dinner is meat , a starch, salad or veg. Pretty normal stuff. I try and finish dinner by 6 pm, nothing in the evening. I just throw the black sesame powder in because I looked it up and it’s good for you. Lol