Any meds to beware of?

From reading in here, NSAIDS should mostly be avoided. My GI concurred, but said its mostly a concern for people taking them regularly for ongoing pain. They increase the risk of pouchitis. The occasional NSAID for a headache should be fine. Since learning this, I've decided to switch from Motrin to Tylenol.

I know this is easier said than done but try not to worry about your hair. Mine was in a terrible state after the surgeries were done. It was coming out big time when I washed my hair and got really thin. I went thru a lot of Draino at that time! It will grow back, I promise you. It took a good year though for my hair to return to normal. It's the trauma from the surgery and the anesthesia that's the culprit.

All but 5% of my hair fell out. It was big news when I had enough fuzz you couldn't see my scalp anymore.

I have been taking NSAIDs continously for the last 5 or 6 yrs...up to 500mg at a time/2xs day for intenste inflamation...for now at least I am doing ok and my rumy says that it is ok...my GI says not to worry unless I feel that it is a problem...as for my hair...yup, after every major run of surgery I lost up to 50% of it but it has always grown back eventually...sometime thicker than before...my only medical problem with pills is the coated ones or slow dispersion ones that seem to run right through my body and out my pouch.
Sharon

I hope NSAIDS don't cause any issues for me either since Tylenol doesn't really work for me.

I'm a 12 year poucher and I take Advil on occasion. It's the only drug that works for me in that department. I have never experienced any negative side effects. I also took it all the years I had UC. I think the problem arises if you take it daily.

Sue