Recurring Pouchitis

That’s pretty much how antibiotic-dependent pouchitis gets diagnosed for any of us. Sometimes a longer course and/or a higher dose and/or multiple antibiotics make it stay away, but if not then you may have to keep treating it in order to feel well. I managed to avoid antibiotics for a year or two with plenty of VSL #3, but eventually I had to stay on antibiotic therapy.

I had pouchitis almost constantly for the first two years after I got my J-pouch.  I was always on Cipro or Augumentin.  Then gradually the bouts got further and further apart, and now I haven’t had one over a year, nearly two years.  I didn’t make any changes to my diet—no probiotics or anything like that—I just eat everything I want, even lots of salads.  I also didn’t change my lifestyle.  So there’s hope thing will just clear as time passes.  I hope this will be your experience.