quote:would it be possible to surgically remove(bypass) the diseased portion of the bowel and basically perform another reconnect to the pouch with healthy bowel that is further up your intestinal tract.
Since I do have a narrow area of segmental thickening, this is a very good question which my surgeon may have to answer at some point in the future. Fortunately, I am not quite at that stage yet. I seem to be OK since going back on cipro and flagyl last weekend. Maybe the Entocort will need more time. I have been on it exactly one month.
Regarding the Volumen, it's drinkable, but certainly not something you would order during cocktail hour at the local pub. I have had worse. It is served room temperature and not on the rocks, by the ways. I drank it the same way as James Bond drinks his vodka martinis - shaken and not stirred. The bottles can be shaken before you pour it out.