I'm 54 years old and I've had my j pouch now for about 2 years. Recently I've been experiencing great difficulty in emptying my pouch. My anus feels like it's shut tight and although I have a tremendous urge to go and know that it's time to, it won't relax to allow me to empty. I land up having to really strain- it feels sometimes like I'm trying to pass a golf ball! As a result, I get bleeding from peri anal tearing and a very sore butt hole. Often its agonising. I've been back to my surgeon who has examined me under an anaesthetic and he says that the pouch is great with no signs of inflammation or pouchitis. He also says that there is no stricture at the pouch anastomosis but that's not what I feel. I've drastically cut down on my sugar consumption, not that it was high anyway ( I'm a dentist so let's hope not!!) as I read somewhere that it can irritate the pouch and have stopped taking loperamide. I'm avoiding all veg and fibrous foods as I'm terrified of these things getting stuck.Does anyone out there have any experiences of this sort of problem? Any advice or feedback would be much appreciated.
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