I had my takedown a little over two weeks ago, and have been home from the hospital a week and two days. Overall, I feel great- almost normal. I am just wondering about what the "average" jpouch poop is like- I have been surprised by how formed my poop has been, practically from the day I came home from the hospital. I don't want to strain, so I have to sit there awhile sometimes to wait for the poop to make its way out. It is looser early in the morning. I am thinking this has to do with what I am eating during the day- still on a low-residue diet, so lots of "thickening" foods. I am aware, though, that if it is hard to have a bm, that could mean a stricture. Just wondering if that could be what's up with me. Also, I will go once or twice in the morning (after 6 a.m.), and then will sometimes go all day, until 5 p.m. or so, before going again. I'm not complaining about that, but what usually happens is I end up getting up 3, sometimes even 5 times a night to go to the bathroom. I have not been eating after 6 p.m., and still this will happen. I'm hoping that as time goes on my "schedule" will change as my pouch and body adjust to each other. I don't mind getting up once or so at night, but 5 times is not cool. I'd rather go more throughout the day. But it should change, right?
Anyway, I have my follow-up with my surgeon next week, but thought I'd see what I could find out from other j-pouchers as well.
