Yes, I noticed this two or three weeks after my pouch was created. The stream's weaker and it takes me a little more time to empty my bladder. This only bugs me when I'm in a hurry to go. I'm very glad I still have urinary continence.

same here but i also had painful incomplete urine problems after j-pouch creation. that seemed to fade now. i told my doc and he said its from dehydration and showed me an image that made sense. i started drinking more even though i already drank a ton and it did improve. i think being catheterized during surgery didnt help the issue.

I've had that problem before and took a very hot shower while stretching backward and I pissed like a racehorse.Had the same problem bloating and unable to empty my pouch and sat in hot bath water and was able to get relief that way.

Soon after I had my pouch removed last month I noticed my stream was stronger, and it now takes me much less time to empty my bladder. I suppose the pouch or adhesions around it were somehow causing the weakening of the stream.

Hi TSM

I've had my pouch for 25 years and the last 4-6 years my stream has become very weak. I am on a good deal of medication including oxycodone which my urologist feels is. Partial cause. Main problem is that the pouch and bladder are closely located and when I try to urinate it triggers the pouch to evacuate. I'm 47 and considering removing he pouch as I've Been struggling with pouchitis for a long time.

Since my takedown in October 2011 I have always told my GI that it seems so hard to pee. I have to push really hard to go pee, which in return makes a bowl movement. So basically I pee only when I need to move my bowls.

Dr has only suggested that it my be inflammation pushing against the bladder causing it to not evacuate accurately.

Clearly the pouch does affect urine stream. I know it did for me, as it is much weaker now.