hi! I'm six months post takedown. I was fairly adventurous in food until I got pouchitis about six weeks in then I switched to a strict BRAT-type diet. I've slowly started integrating new foods and I was curious how y'all handle the diet and bms part? I know it's different for everyone. I know someone who eats whatever she wants but has diarrhea 10x/day. I also know someone who eats whatever she wants and says her bms have gotten fairly normal again (few years later).
Is it normal to have some diarrhea or should it be mostly solid? Currently I'm at mostly solids (unless I eat reese's lol) but I'm getting really tired of pureed fruit and mostly simple carb diet. I have about 10 bms/day, mostly at night while I'm trying to sleep which has it's pros/cons but I'm perpetually tired (with no caffeine...). I also don't want to live in a bathroom. does anyone have any suggestions??
I have FAP but I'm one of the rare people who doesn't have it in my family and had never heard of it prior to two months before my proctocolectomy. so I really don't know anyone and didn't have any time to prepare for anything. I had no idea how intense the surgery and recovery and everything are.