Hi,
I have an 18 year old j-pouch with relatively few problems over the years. About 6 months ago I was having some problems and had a few scopes and all my surgeon saw was cuffitis. Was on salofalk suppositories for a few months until my surgeon said everything looked great. But I have almost constant spasms - a few times every hour. It is not an urge to go, because when I rush to the toilet there is nothing to come out. The spasm is in my rectum or j-pouch, I cannot tell which. They are painful, especially when there is something in my pouch. I don't think it is pouchitis because I have had it before a few times and I have no other symptoms besides the spasms.
Anybody else experience this or have an idea what it is?? Surely somebody else has had this problem.
Thanks everybody.
C-jay
I have an 18 year old j-pouch with relatively few problems over the years. About 6 months ago I was having some problems and had a few scopes and all my surgeon saw was cuffitis. Was on salofalk suppositories for a few months until my surgeon said everything looked great. But I have almost constant spasms - a few times every hour. It is not an urge to go, because when I rush to the toilet there is nothing to come out. The spasm is in my rectum or j-pouch, I cannot tell which. They are painful, especially when there is something in my pouch. I don't think it is pouchitis because I have had it before a few times and I have no other symptoms besides the spasms.
Anybody else experience this or have an idea what it is?? Surely somebody else has had this problem.
Thanks everybody.
C-jay