Edited to add: I have read the excellent articles - thank you, Arnaud! - and my questions have been answered. I see I now need to get hold of a syringe to use in conjunction with the catheter. I will try it this week!
I do have one remaining question - what position seems best? One article mentions crouching, another lying on your side - not really an option for me at home, and no stoma nurses who know about j-pouches either.
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Could anyone elaborate a bit on using the catheter? What is the diameter? My surgeon has suggested using a plastic tube to empty my pouch, and actually gave me a tube of the type used with Koch pouches, but my BMs aren't that liquid so I wondered if it would work.
(He asked me to try two options: Fleet enema and the tube, I am trying the enemas first but only getting very temporary relief.)
Will try to find those articles linked now :-)