Okay Lauren, we know your stance on marijuana and alcohol. You are only as delicate as you let yourself be. I played rugby with an ileostomy 4 or 5 weeks after my first surgery and still scored enough to win an All-state award even with missing half the games. The human body is an extraordinary thing and you can do anything you set your mind to. J-pouches are not weaker nor inferior to ordinary people, we are often times tougher. Again, I don’t understand, why deter someone away from something that might help them if you have never tried it yourself? Isn’t your main goal on here to help people? It doesn’t hurt to try new things. Based on your 6 year review, I don’t see why you aren’t trying anything new? 14-20x a day is not right. That’s a nice percentage of your day to spend on the toilet. I go 3-4x a day when regularly smoking. We had our surgery around the same time, I used to be similar, but have seen massive amounts of progress. I have an excellent surgeon/specialist. The only meds I’ve taken since surgery are Imodium and psyllium fiber capsules but was able to wean myself off. You can get better too, but you have to be open-minded and switch things up if what you’re doing isn’t working.
