is this pouchitis?

kdmos75Member

I had my ileostomy reversal surgery in March and have been doing well until recently. I have anal pain that comes and goes. It feels as if my pouch is inflamed and hurts especially when going to the bathroom. My doctor prescribed Flagyl for a week. I have a couple days left but it has done nothing to help. Wondering what pouchitis feels like or is it different from anal pain.

5/17/1411:57 PM

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Jan DollarModerator, RN, retired

The type of pain you describe sounds more like an anal fissure than pouchitis. Flagyl might help by thickening the stool, but that is about all.

Hot soaks (sitz baths are the primary treatment. If you do a search for anal fissures, you'll find many posts about it.

Jan

5/18/1412:08 AM

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