I wanted to share an interesting observation. I was dx with osteoporosis a couple of months ago. I did some investigation and found the "Save Your Bones Diet." This is basically an 80% alkaline/20% acidic diet, since alkaline foods keep the calcium in your bones and acidic ones draw it out. Once I started eating like this, I noticed right away that the skin around my stoma became very clear with no irritation, even when my output went under the ring. I would assume that this would apply to rectal skin for j-pouchers, too. It's not so hard to follow the diet since nothing is forbidden, just proportioned. Maybe acidic foods are like acid to the skin and basic ones are less irritating?? Since I'm following the diet anyway, it's a really nice unexpected benefit for me! If you're interested, you can look up "alkaline foods" or "save your bones diet."
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