Hi,
Two weeks now since reversal. I know some people go more often then others, but at this stage how much should I be practicing holding it in and "stretching the pouch". I feel rather comfortable with myself holding for a while although I do encounter some quick sharpe pain but then dissappears. It feels like I have to go but unlike last time I don't need to run to the can.
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I held it in as much as possible and it really helped. Yes, it can definitely be uncomfortable. I was lucky and within about 6 months or so down to about 5-6 times, sometimes less a day. The only thing I had issues with was leakage during the day and at night. Seems like once I passed the one year mark, this pretty much went away. I also don't feel as much pressure and discomfort when the pouch is full. I am down to 4-5 times now, never at night. I only take Benefiber once a day and Immodium before bed. I should say that not everyone has the same results. Oh the other thing I did religiously were Kegels!
I got very good results from (gently) “stretching the pouch” from the very beginning. I didn’t overdo it, I didn’t do it so aggressively that I had accidents, and sometimes I just took a break, but in the beginning I treated it like exercise repeated just about every time I could have simply gone to the bathroom. I think this substantially shortened my adaptation period.
I feel like I'm doing this, but did anyone else get pain behind/ up inside the bum (guess where the pouch is). The pain is tolerable but it sure can shoot from 0-60 pretty quick and then dissappears
I guess I get that sometimes, it feels like a cramp. I don’t take it too seriously as long as I can delay the bathroom without an accident. It was probably more frequent when my pouch was new.
