Please answer my questions

Hi all,

I am 8 days post takedown. I do not have much pain in the incision site. I think I am recovering well. I have few questions.

1. I have about 12 bowel movements a day. Will this decrease gradually? In how many months/weeks can I expect a decrease?

2. I have abdominal spasm like pain for about 5 sec..keeps happening on and off throughout the day especially before passing gas. Will this subside?

3. I am producing lot of gas every hour. Is this normal?

Any advise and suggestions are welcome.

11/15/1712:56 AM

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Sharon WMember

It sounds very normal to me, compared to me probably ahead of where I was 8 days post-takedown. I still go 10-13 times a day, depending on what I eat, 16 months post-takedown. Only occasional pain, most pain for me has been butt burn. I do currently have a huge incisional hernia, so that is pain in the area but obviously for that reason. I hope you get better quickly, but in my opinion your symptoms are all normal.

11/15/178:56 AM

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PouchomarxMember

Sharon W posted:
It sounds very normal to me, compared to me probably ahead of where I was 8 days post-takedown. I still go 10-13 times a day, depending on what I eat, 16 months post-takedown. Only occasional pain, most pain for me has been butt burn. I do currently have a huge incisional hernia, so that is pain in the area but obviously for that reason. I hope you get better quickly, but in my opinion your symptoms are all normal.

how did you get the hernia? I had a small incisional hernia at the old stoma site about 6 months after takedown. I had it repaired with mesh last year.

11/15/1712:13 PM

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CTB23Member

Yes, sounds pretty normal. Things slowly get better. 15 mos. out and feeling great!

11/15/171:06 PM

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JaypeaMember

Took me about 12 months to finally get over the butt burn. I returned to full time work as a registered nurse 12 weeks after my j-pouch. Initially I was very careful and went to the bathroom every 2 hours whether I needed to or not. Gradually I settled down and still love my pouch (4 years old next week).

11/15/172:01 PM

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SnehaMember

Thank you Sharon, CTB23 and Jaypea.

11/15/174:32 PM

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