@JJA posted:I would try meds before going ostomy route. Antibiotics, budesinide (steroids), Imuran, and then biologics. For me antibiotics alone didn't work, budesinide did but at the time doc didn't want me to stay on as maintencance (although some studies have been looking at using them for maintenance), and for me a combo of rotating antibiotics and Immuran is doing the trick-before I got to this dr willing to go down the med route with me I was contemplating the same as you, as my quality of life managing untreated pouchitis was no longer tollerable. If my current regimin stops working, I plan to try every possible biologic before going the ostomy route.
Good luck!
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