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TE Marie posted:

I have another thought. Part of my j-pouch failure was strictures that made emptying it difficult. I gave myself mini enemas 4-6 times a day to empty.  I had a bidet which made things easier to do at home so I was pretty much homebound. When I had to leave home overnight I had an enema giving kit that I used to give myself enemas.  I remember visiting my son and lying on his bathroom floor while doing this. 

You might want to try doing this.  My GI at the Mayo Clinic knew about it. Both he and the surgeon that ultimately removed my j-pouch showed me on imaging test results how my anal canal had narrowed.  

Maybe if you did this it would help. I'm sad that you have to live like this. 

I did give enemas – water and Fleet – a good try. Your mention of lying on the bathroom floor brings back memories! It just didn't seem to wash anything out for me, unfortunately. I seem to remember jumping up and down with clenched nether region to try and get things happening :-)

Thank you for the suggestion. Also, I need to look into getting a bidet. In Japan it was heaven to have bidet function on almost every toilet!

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