How do you know when you have to go? Been getting discomfort..

I certainly experienced this for a year or two. I was so delighted by the power to ignore it that it didn't bother me much. 

Do you drink coffee? I had the problem your experiencing for quite some time and found I have it way less after quitting coffee. 

Yes, I have that too (4 months post-op) but I've found that it's less and less uncomfortable as time goes along. Unless I've been having a lot of pain or waited a really long time to go. It is so great to be able to ignore and hold it!

confirmed I get this too... I would even go as far as to say mine is painful but only at the peak of the 'twitch' just before the grumble (for a second or so, and I have caught myself grimacing in public momentarily).   The frequency the and severity of the discomfort indicates the urgency with which I need to visit the bathroom.

Hi , I'm just coming up to 2 years and I'm still going 10-15 + times a day and still really suffering with high frequency. I've stopped drinking coffee and under the advice or my consultant have been taking active charcoal which doesn't seem to alleviate the gas etc but hasn't  have made much of a change i the high frequency.

Same here.  Not getting as much gas but usually get the rumblings at the most inconvenient times.  I do home visits with young children and my stomach was particularly noisy one day.  Mom wondered if it was the dog, so I just let her know that it's just my new system working.  We just laughed it off.  Some things we just don't always have control of.  

CTB23,

I fart at the worse times, but the j pouch can't help it. It is learning how to do things it's not used too. Plus my boyfriend who has a colon has farted on me in his sleep lol. I think it's funny when someone farts, and I think having humor helps me cope. Sorry I'm immature.