I have gone through a 3-step J-Pouch surgery with the final step taken four weeks ago. The first few days was okay, but eventually I did suffer a lot with extreme gas pains and nausea (probably some partial blockages).
The doctors made a pouchscopy and identified a severe case of bacterial growth in the intestine just above my new friend Mr. Pouch. Probably an auto reaction from the body to my surgery. My surgeon (who is very qualified and experienced) has only seen this 6 times before but is certain that the bacterial growth has caused me all that gas and pain.
Long story short, I ended up taking antibiotics and prednisone (never thought I would be getting this sh*t again with my colon now gone) and still do today. The new blood samples show completely normal values of infection and I am feeling better. The amount of gas has decreased - so far so good!
However, I still struggle with gas pains, especially late in the day where my stomach is the most busy. The problem is that I can't seem to pass gas when I'm on the toilet at all, only stool. Fortunately, when lying down on my stomach or on the left side, it is rather easy for me to recognize gas and to let it out without any "accidential follow ups". But this just isn't acceptable in the long run, I mean, you can't just lie down every now and then when at school or work etc. I don't wanna be the lying-down-guy
I really want to be able to pass the gas along with the stool when on the toilet. Did any of you experience this problem in the beginning? I surely hope it will get better
Thanks in advance!
