Reply to "New to the jpouch life!"

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@CTBarrister posted:
J pouches expand over time, but part of that process involves resisting the urge to evacuate for a while to facilitate the expansion process. I am surprised your surgeon did not provide this instruction. I was told to take Metamucil daily and resist the urge to have a bowel movement, as long as possible, so the pouch expands to accommodate having a certain stool storage capacity. Eventually the pouch did expand and I settled into maybe 5-6 BMs per day.

Thank you for your reply! Well, resisting the urge as much as I can is the instruction I was given surgeon told me to act like I have no bathroom near. I was just wondering about the details!

8/25/2210:27 AM

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