I'm trying to determine a possible cause for a fairly dramatic change in my frequency. I'm wondering if it's at all associated with my beginning to take a low dose of a statin medication. This is the best place to try and find out if others have a similar experience. Thanks
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Not me. I have been on low dose lovastatin for a couple of years with no problems.
Sometimes it can take a couple of weeks for the body to acclimate to a new drug. Or, it could just be coincidental and you snagged a gut virus.
Jan 
I have been on rosuvastatine 10 mg a day about 2 years, haven't noticed any change in my bms.
Hi Jan, I'm just trying to scope out a reason for the change I'm experiencing. I've even wondered if I somehow magically picked up some friendly bacteria that changed my gut and slowed the passage of food. I've pretty much cut the dosage of Immodium for 6 a day to 3 or 4 and a physical exam found nothing amiss. The 40mg statin is the only thing that's changed so I'm trying to determine if anyone else might have had the same experience when beginning a stain. Jeff
Which statin are you on? When you mentioned a dramatic change in frequency I assumed it was higher, not lower. Most people don’t worry about a drop in frequency, and consider it a blessing.
Jan
I didn't want to say which way so as to not bias the question.
The reason I ask is because each drug is different, so the bias would be assuming a similar effect for all statins.
Jan
My cholesterol numbers have always been very well in range, sometimes very low. But my doctor started me on a statin last week because I am "over 65 years old". Within two days, I started "leaking". Granted, I have always had problems and take a large number of lomotil daily. But now, I can't leave the house, much less the bathroom. And I wake up during the night to take a shower and change my sheets, which is new.
If there is a statin that is slowing the activity of the J-pouch, I would like to know about it and discuss it with my doctor.
Thanks
JTinSC
Are you taking statins because you are 65 years old??? You have normal cholesterol readings?
Taking statins is highly controversial and I believe we jpouchers don’t t need to add any medication unless it is absolutely medically necessary.
i am 75 and they want me to take statins 5 mg. I too have normal cholesterol readings. I am fighting it because their reasoning doesn’t make absolutely no sense to me and is stressing me out to the max.
