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59 yo.

Pouch 37 yrs this fall. 

Turning 60 next month.

Always believed in eating & drinking everything.  Lived in the US and Asia.  Used to eat street food in Bangkok and Jakarta.  Yep, I might have paid for it with more BMs and/or BB, but it's my life and I want to live it.

I dislike the, 'everyone is a different mantra' ... probably true but feels like an escape valve nonetheless.  To me, it's not about how well your body might handle the surgery but how you choose to live and basically give a damn to any consequences.  I know folks will disagree with that approach but my j-pouch follows me, not vice versa.

No meds.  Eat all foods.  Drink alcohol.  Some pouchitis 'spells'.  A couple of blockages in 3+ decades.  Have no doubts the pouch will deliver for another couple of decades.  Wouldn't have it any other way.  PM if you want to connect.

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