Eating beans with the J-Pouch?

I can eat anything with the J Pouch, even having had chronic pouchitis with the J Pouch for 17 years. However, there is some variation in what people can tolerate and digest. You won't know the answer for sure until you get a J Pouch. Chances are, you will be able to eat most foods with no problems. Some will come out not fully digested, like spinach and corn. The one thing I cannot have is red wine which gives me diarrhea.

Thanks for the reply. When you say you can eat anything, you have no issues, increased frequency, increased urgency or irritation when eating bean type of foods?

Also, chronic pouchitis for 17 years - does that mean you have Chrons and not UC?

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When you say you can eat anything, you have no issues, increased frequency, increased urgency or irritation when eating bean type of foods?

Nope. But others may have those issues. Some posters have reported increased output with certain vegetables or other foods.

I do not eat a whole lot of beans, although yesterday I ate a Mexican style salad which had a lot of black beans and corn on it and was served with a creamy chipotle lime dressing and shrimp. Very good. I eat that salad all the time, take it out from a local restaurant. No problema. If you have a normal J Pouch chances are you will not have too many issues eating anything, with the caveat that some foods may come out partially undigested (like corn, spinach, and other very fibrous foods).

Gotcha. Does chronic pouchitis mean you have chrons? How do they treat your chronic pouchitis? Do you have to take UC meds again for that like prednisone?

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Does chronic pouchitis mean you have chrons? How do they treat your chronic pouchitis? Do you have to take UC meds again for that like prednisone?

All good questions. I have been tested for Crohns by way of a CT Enterography and a blood test, all negative, but I have inflammation in my neoterminal ileum and it may be Crohns, there is no definitive answer. Pouchitis was treated with antibiotics successfully for 15 years but in the last 2 years, that success has been eroding if you look at my latest pouch pics in the pouchitis thread which I posted a few days ago. It looks like I may soon be taking other meds which are not actually UC meds, but Entocort is in the same family as Prednisone.

As others said, everyone is different.
But I can eat pretty much anything except certain spices. Some things I have to eat in moderation, beans being one of those things. So I couldn't consider them as a main food source, but a scoup or two a baked beans as a side dish isn't a problem.

I would wait a few weeks before trying them once the pouch is working. They do have fiber, and can cause gas and more output. I have been able to eat them.

I'm also a vegetarian and have no problems with beans (or any other vegetables). There are vegetables that travel through my system faster than other things so I know to prepare for them if I want to eat them. There are no 'no-no' foods - you'll just have to try the foods you like (in small amounts in the beginning) and see how they work with your system. If you don't get the results you'd like then you can eliminate them and try them again later.

kathy

I prefer beans to meat. So far (10 years+ since takedown) no problem with beans of all kinds. In fact, no problem with any food or drink....and, unfortunately, it shows!

Thanks guys! CeeeeCeeee - I noitced you are from Southern California - which surgeon and location did you get your J-pouch surgery done at?

Hi! I sent you a Private Mail in answer to your questions regarding surgeons. I didn't read your background before answering you and did after the fact. Sounds like you haven't yet had your surgery. Feel free to ask away! I had my step one in 2002 and my takedown (step two) in 2003. I am a happy, very satisfied J-poucher!

Beans give me fits with gas. If you find a way to get the "toots" cooked out of beans, please let me know! I'd love to get back to being vegetarian!

_Jim

Idk if you do this but rinsing the (canned) soft beans really well before heating releases a lot of gas from them and Hence should make the gas more bearable. Good luck. Idk what you would do if it were from scratch I would assume the same but I only eat canned beans bc they are higher in sodium.

maybe also lentils might be lighter/less gassy? I haven't tried them yet!

j-pouch : 4 months

I just ate beans from chili and wanted to die. I only ate about 1/2 to 3/4 cup and I will never ever do that again. I had my take down March 16th, 2012. So I guess I am to early to try those beans anytime soon. I am having a harder time introducing food. I also have chronic pouchitis. But I am alive and grateful for this site. At least I know there are people who can help out and truly understand!!!!

I eat beans. Refried I am addicted to. I am a bean taco kind of girl.

lentils are *terrible* for me - too small to be chewed properly.

I recently have given up beans for the most part, unless I cook them really well myself (after being canned). it's not so much of a being digested issue but just a gas issue, which, with a pouch, is all internal (you can't pass gas without being concerned of passing stool) and can be really noisy and uncomfortable.

since surgery I eat more meat, but my whole diet has changed.

as most have said, diet is individualized so there's a huge range of what your experience could be.

I just wanted to let you know that I do miss beans but can and will eat them if the circumstances are right