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Reply to "Puchitis and the Flu"

This thread is so timely. Three weeks ago I came down with the flu. Five days ago, I started to get pouchitis symptoms, which quickly worsened. I had been pouchitis-free and HEALTHY! for over 4 years!

I suspect this flare-up may have something to do with the amount of Tylenol I consumed (about 1000mg per day for about a week). I know paracetamol isn't considered an NSAID and is generally accepted as safe for j-pouchers, but I'm suspicious that it triggered my pouchitis. Paracetamol's mechanism of action is largely a mystery, but there is a notion that it inhibits COX-2.

I hope this is only temporary--I had such a great run of being healthy.

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