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Stools have changed to very large and formed for 2 months with bloating and pain

Hello.  I had my takedown 2 1/2 years ago.  I have had the usual issues with burning, tenesmus, chronic fissures with itching. I have had pouchitis too often over the last year necessitating Flagyl which worked a number of times, but did not work the last time.  Back in September something changed. I had  (for lack of better words)an odd, fluttering and tight feeling from umbilicus across the left and down almost to my pubic bone. I had a pouchoscopy which looked normal at the end of September. I told my surgeon that my symptoms initiated higher than the pouch. That was not assessed further. In October, my stool pattern changed. I had been having 6 to 10 BMs/day; soft small pieces.  Things changed to having marked bloating and fullness with very large formed stool every day (looks like they came out of a colon) the same amount of times 6 to 10. I have no idea how I can even make that much stool. Very painful and uncomfortable to even walk. My diet is the same. My meds are Loperamide 3 daily, Cortef 25 mg daily for secondary Addison's and Metamucil 1 tsp 3 times/day. I had a pouchoscopy again 10 days ago.  The blind loop was elongated and dilated with bacterial overgrowth at the tip of the J. There was mild inflammation throughout the rest. Was given Flagyl 500 mg. b.i.d.; higher than my usual dose. I had terrible side effects and after talking to nurse, abandoned it after 7 days. Again, nothing was addressed re my other higher up symptoms.  Any thoughts would be helpful. Thanks.

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