@Danr11 posted:Hello this is my first post here. I have had my J-pouch for quite some time. I was originally diagnosed with UC when I was 10 years old in the year 2000, (I am 30 now) and I got my J-pouch surgery when I was 12, in 2002. Currently I am happy with my J-pouch and am having only around 4 BM per day. A few tips I would give are stay away from corn, excess amounts of sugar, and I find eating anything with a lot of gluten would give me a flare up, causing a lot more BM's.
In the past I have had pouchitis and even an intestinal twist. (The twist was caused by excess abdominal exercise, as I was quite reckless in my teenage years.) But I was lucky and surgery was successful and I was able to keep my J-pouch. As for the pouchitis I am currently on the entyvio infusion and am having really good results.
Anyways, I could go on for awhile so I'll just leave it at this lol.
It has been interesting reading all of your experiences and it's nice to be a part of a community.
Thank-you for posting here first And dang?!! A twist??? Goodness! Do you think situps causes twists???