I had my j pouch takedown in June 2013 and recently have been diagnosed with iron deficiency. My serum ferritin level is 3(normal is 30-300) and my haemoglobin is 10. For the past few weeks I have felt generally weak/fatigued with very low energy levels.My Doc tried me on iron tablets which were disastrous for my guts and so now I await an appointment with my Gi Doctor to consider iron infusions. My question is, is this a common problem with j pouches? I struggle to eat green/fibrous veg due to difficulties in passing such through my anus, which is very narrow and constricted. when i pass something the size of a pea it feels like a bowling ball!
Any advice or other people's experiences of this would be much appreciated.