Signals for Pouchitis

Good day everyone,

It has been around 3 months now that I have been diagnosed with Pouchitis. I did not have more than 5-7 stools a per day, no fever. The only thing making me go to the doctor was a bit of bleeding and tiredness. After taking antibiotics, I had a stool frequency of 1-2.

Because I've been told that a bit of.bleeding is not unusual and tiredness is something really unspecific and I also suffer from Addison's I don't have anything on which I directly notice if I should see my doctor. This is especially worrying as I supposedly had a Pouchitis for several months because the antibiotics decreased my stool frequency by so much.

Aren't there any marked or signs to catch a Pouchitis before I'd have to take antibiotics or becoming chronic?

Best regards and thank you!

Gerd

8/30/209:25 AM

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Scott FMember

Pouchitis sometimes causes bleeding, but not so often that it’s appropriate to diagnose pouchitis with no other evidence. Cuffitis causes bleeding more often than pouchitis. Pouchitis usually clears up in a couple of weeks with antibiotic treatment. Did your doctor do a pouchoscopy to see where the bleeding was coming from?

8/30/209:57 AM

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GerdMüllerMember

I'll have an appointment tomorrow. The last time it was Pouchitis.

8/30/2010:03 AM

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GerdMüllerMember

I also have to say that now, like the first time bleeding, I had much more bloating.

8/30/2010:05 AM

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CTBarristerMember

The signs of pouchitis are urgency, more frequent BMs, incomplete evacuation, and nighttime spotting or incontinence. The big ones are urgency and noticeably increased frequency of BMs.

I never had bleeding with pouchitis. Bloating yes, also depending on what I ate.

8/30/204:50 PM