Drinking Diet coke keeps me from getting pouchitis?

Caffeine is rather addictive, and creates a significant withdrawal syndrome when stopped. Perhaps that sets you off? I don't know if it's your only source of caffeine.

Thanks for your feedback Scott. But I usually switch to another form of caffeine like Iced tea.

I saw this interesting article own someone else's post:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p.../pdf/kjim-22-300.pdf

Well, that kills the caffeine withdrawal hypothesis. Is the pouchitis confirmed medically? Does it respond to the usual treatment (antibiotic therapy)?

Assume the iced tea isn't sweetened? 

update:  I think all this time it has been cuffitis?  I currently have it and 1,000 mg of Cipro is not working.  Will try suppositories next (yay)!  

I still think this only happens when I stop drinking diet coke!?!?!?   When I stop and switch to other caffine drinks, that's when the cuffitis happens?

And no, Bobish, the iced tea isn't  sweetened (you are correct with that assumption).

-This too shall pass! 

I've often wondered if pH levels play a factor in some of this, i.e. switching from acidic to more alkaline and back and how that affects the pouch and digestive system.