Soloman Seal if you really have no issues with ostomies, I believe you're better off. I'd go straight to one too if I had no real issues with them. In fact a friend of mine who had a J Pouch was forced to give up their j-pouch after becoming paralyzed below the waist. My friend tells me she's happier with her ostomy now. But given how I feel about ostomies, I can't blame you for looking for more alternatives to live with your pouch. I wish there was something I could tell you. Eating the right foods still seems to make the biggest difference in my case after all these years. In fact I just experimented with using bee pollen and found it made no real difference. That bummed me out since it's readily available and not expensive nor do I have to put up with a gritty Metamucil taste too.