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Did you say you take oregano oil when you have an overgrowth of candida?  I think I have always been on the yeasty side.

I also wonder if, when my joints start aching, is that an extension of the pouchitis?  General inflammation?  This is different than fever aches: it's arthritis.  I get it the worst in previously sprained/injured joints and in my elbows, which have a tendency to hyperextend, which causes injury to the joint over time.  And I occasionally get the fevery aches and fatigue and have to rest.  During those times when I'm a bit feverish and fatigued, I get night emissions from my butt that wake me up.  Those are never exactly poop: they're some sort of clear but stinky stuff.  Probably pus or yeast. 

I had watery stools for so long (before starting on the psyllium) that I just thought that was normal for people with pouches.  My spleen thought it was bullshit, and started aching a lot.  Since the psyllium my spleen has been a lot happier.  My anus, too.  It really didn't like all that watery poop.  I rarely have cramps or the gripping sensation you describe.

It sounds like I have had some sort of low level chronic pouchitis most of the time since I have had the pouch.   I'm really excited about reading Jini's book and trying some of those new supplements.  I feel like I have been suffering from malnutrition, even though I ate good food, because everything was rushing through me and scouring out my guts, making them sore and weak and inefficient.  I'm excited because it seems like my guts can be built back up, healed, and then I can be more healthy again and increase the kinds of activities I can do as well as my body's ability to handle stress.  I hope that is the case.

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