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Slow and easy is the best advice I can give you. Talk to your surgeon about the exercise though, mine had me wait 3 months before starting any type of regimen. Food is pretty much a trial & error thing. I'm still trying to figure out what works and don't work with my body.

Best of luck!

I am 21 years out and pretty much agree with all the advice of WWDomenic. It is a trial and error process. Pouch function will be evolving for up to 1 year post takedown. Your body has had a serious surgical re-alignment and needs time to adjust. The pace and degree to which everyone does that varies. Foods that might be a problem now, are no problema a year from now. Slow and easy is the best advice, and try new foods in isolation. Good luck.

Total agreement with all...even after all these years of having mine (36 and counting) its still trial and error. I can eat the same thing twice and have different responses to it...depends on rest, exercise, and stress level. What i have found is that you have to take it one day at a time...celebrate the good stuff and learn from the mistakes...i sound like some old person giving sage advice but it has proven itself true each time....hang in there and celebrate feeling better!

The best exercise for about the first six weeks seems to be walking. Take as many walks as feel comfortable! You really can't walk too much as long as you pay attention to your body, and stop when your body wants to stop.

Thanks for the advice guys. Do you find sleep plays a big role in the output as well? I haven't slept as well for the last 2 nights and have noticed increased output and a bit less formed.

Hard to tell as your system adjusts. You are only 2 weeks out, and you'll go through watery to pasty stools off and on, I think.

Sleep, if you can get it, is great for healing. As I recall, I was up 2 or 3 times a night in the beginning. Now I usually only get up once at night. . .and only b/c I eat right before bed.

The best advice I can give is:
1) Listen to your body.
2) Take it slow.

Hopefully in a few months, you'll be out and about, putting your life back together!