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I haven't tried cheese made from soy yet. I used to eat the lactose free Borden's cheese but it doesn't work well with the j-pouch. I have had to pretty much eliminate it from my diet. I was going through Calmoseptine really fast when I first got the J-pouch but cutting out cheese quickly stopped that.

The bloating and gas I would get was pretty severe. My pants wouldn't fit and I would get this pain on my left side and it would travel up to my shoulder. Once I passed that gas I felt better.

My doctor is convinced that I must repopulate the bacterial flora and that a bacterial overgrowth problem is quite common with people with a J-pouch. I do remember one of the doctors after the surgery telling me that some people are stuck with taking antibiotics for the rest of their lives. The surgeon told me that it takes about a year for the j-pouch to stretch out and settle down. I guess I will see what happens in a few months.

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