Hey all. I've had my pouch a few years now and have had constant problems with pouchitis, emptying the pouch and just way too much gas in general.
I've noticed recently that the time between eating something and it being emptied from the pouch is way longer than it should be. I will barely be able to empty anything from the pouch for days and then suddenly it will all come at once.
I guess this explains the gas pains and pouchitis problems if everything is just sitting in the pouch for days on end. I've only recently had a dilation procedure and a camera inside the pouch and everything looked normal. though, so this isn't due to a stricture. Has anyone had a similar problem or any ideas of what the problem could be?
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They didn't see a stricture, or narrowing or anything pushing on my intestines. You might have an adhesion or something pushing against part of your small intestines or something like this and this test might be helpful for you. Or you could find out your have a loop or kink or you could have inflammation. There's a lot of things they can rule out with the test and it's a really easy test. If I were you I'd ask my GI, C/R surgeon or PCP to order the test.