Congratulations on your upcoming takedown! You've made it this far! :) I had my takedown done last May (8 months ago already!) I hope some of my answers to your questions can be of help to you.1) I...
You sound similar to the way I was right after my takedown. I remember sitting at home the first couple of days worried there was something wrong because I would go so long between bathroom trips-...
I've never taken melatonin, but I know a little bit about it from the Health Food store where I work. I hadn't heard it might not be good for people with auto-immune diseases. I'm actually not sure...
I had an abscess after my first takedown that had to be drained surgically, but came back a few months later, and was drained without actual surgery. I know the pain you mean. I got a CT scan both...
I am so happy for you! Congratulations on the progress you've made, and the new life you've gained. I had my one year anniversary of my first surgery last month, and I celebrated by doing all of the...
This is sort of unrelated to what you are actually asking, but I noticed in this post as well as in some of your other posts that you mentioned having pain when you lay on your right side at night....
I have only tried dried cranberries so far, and haven't had any problems. I always try to chew things like that really well. They probably do cause my stool to be a bit looser, but I don't mind too...
Congratulations on reversal! Like Sue said, it's different for everyone. I actually had reversal twice- had to go back to ileo. 2 weeks after first time because of complications, which shouldn't...
I think about this sort of thing all the time. I had my one-year annivesary of step one recently, and I wondered if I will ever go through a day without thinking about these surgeries/my jpouch/the...
I had my takedown exactly 5 months ago today. I consider myself fortunate that it has been fairly smooth sailing for me since then. I did have pouchitis toward the end of the summer, but it was much...
Wow, everything you made for dinner sounds delicious! For me, the combination of all of the vegetables would probably make things more liquidy- I don't take immodium or psyllium, though. I've found...
I have found granola does the same thing to me... just plain oatmeal multiplies into a lot of extra bathroom trips, as well. Our young jpouches are still learning, though, and hopefully in the future...
I'm sorry you're still not feeling well. :( If it is strictures, they definitely could contribute to a blockage, methinks. I would think a scope would be able to show a stricture, since it's a...
Wow, I'm sorry that happened to you, but at the same time I'm glad you finally found what will hopefully be the answer to what's been going on (I've been reading your other posts about your...
Whoa, I'm so sorry that you had to go through that. Does your doctor have any idea what may have caused the blockage? I hope you are feeling better soon and are not too shaken up by this....