@Lauren Of Emerald City posted:Really? Why?? I have for years.
When I had my ileostomy, I was one of these weird people who had a transparent bag so I could see exactly what was going on. I would always change my bag first thing in the morning before breakfast - because the stoma was still, hardly moving and I noticed that as soon as I started eating it would become very active.
Basically, eating really gets the guts going and by only eating three times a day, you are giving your digestive system long periods of time to settle down and slowly digest your food. When you snack, you are sending your guts into overdrive, rushing your previous meal through you and then you go to the bathroom a lot.
Lauren - if you are going 20 times a day, I definitely recommend trying this to see if things improve (and maybe cut down on the water drinking, if you have enough saliva in your mouth to spit I think you're fine; you don't need to keep drinking non-stop).
Hope this helps! Not snacking is one of my golden rules for life with a J Pouch.