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Reply to "How much time is need to form stools"

Hello, Borislav.

You are still in early days so soon after reversal. It can take up to a year before formed or solid stools. My surgeon said sometimes people don't have formed stools anymore, ever, and the best they can look for is stool that has the consistency of cooked oatmeal or porridge. Hard or too solid stools aren't so good either. It can hurt coming out and can cause fissures or cuts from pushing to get the stool out. I was told that soft stool is the best because it won't hurt or make you push so hard. As long as you are healthy, don't have pouchitis or fissures or pain, or constant diarrhea, or bleeding, and you don't suffer from blockages, as long as it comes out regularly, you should be okay.

Give it several more months. Your pouch is very new and it is trying to get used to the new job it has. Treat it kindly, choose soft foods if hard fibrous foods give you problems. Go slowly if you are trying new foods or drinks. One food at a time so you know how it affects your pouch. For me, pasta or chicken or fish is very good. If the food gives you problems, leave it and try it again in a few months. Going a lot in 24 hours is normal in the beginning. I started off with 12 to 15 times a day. Now it is 4 to 6 times a day, depending what I've eaten and how much. Your pouch has to mature. it has a big job to learn in the beginning when it is new. 

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