What time do you eat dinner?

I usually eat around 6-7p.m., with some snack/desert around 9 or 10. I never found limiting eating in the evening to have a positive effect. Actually the opposite. The empty gut was churning and complaining around midnight. 18 years and I still get up once or twice during the night, but I go right back to sleep. If it wasn't my gut waking me up, it is arthritic pain or leg cramps, so when I wake up, I get up and use the toilet even if that was not the reason I was awakened.

I still feel rested, so that is what matters to me.

You may just be expecting too much too soon. Two months is not very much time in the grand scheme of things. But, I understand your frustration. It does get better, just gradually. Give it another month or so, and it should be more like 3-4 hours before you are awakened.

Oh yeah, do avoid sweets during the day and in the evening. They are like a laxative! This includes sweet drinks, including juice and Gatorade!

Jan

It doesn't matter what time I eat (I've experimented) I still will get up once to go.

Your j pouch is still pretty new. Your night time trips should keep reducing over time.

Yeah, it didn't really make a difference. I was up 4 times still. Patience, patience.
Katie

Yep, to echo the above, it doesn't really make a difference to me unless I try to go to sleep like *immediately* after eating a full dinner... and I would never want to do that anyway. Eating plant fiber, especially leafy veg, and/or carbonated beverages at dinner are guaranteed to cause an extra nighttime trip, but timing has never seemed to affect me.