When I block I use an anal catheter.  It saved me on many occasions.  Or I drink grape juice, that makes my stool completely liquid.

26 years with the J-pouch - can't go a day without my Metamucil. If I don't use it, I have watery stools. Most people think of the fiber as being used to treat constipation however, it works both ways.

I take Miralax at least once a day. Oddly, I get constipated very easily. As long as I drink copious amounts of water, everything works fine. 

My surgeon told me 16 yrs ago to drink Metamucil 3 times a day.  A few months ago I started eating the wafers instead and those work much better for me.

Same comment as Rags - I've had my pouch for 23 years and I take metamucil twice a day. If I didn't, not only would my stools be runny, but they would irritate my rectal issues.

If it helps go for it but I would not take the orange flavoured stuff. Too much aspartame and chemicals. Go to the health food store and buy psyllium seed in bulk and mix with orange juice. It's cheaper that way too. 

When I am blocked I drink grape juice and my stool become liquid.  When some piece of food is stuck in my lower passage I use my anal catheter to dislodge it.  I also use wet baby wipes or wash after every BM and use a topical cream to numb the area.

Like Rags & Melissa, I've had my pouch for decades (since 1985, when it was still called a "Parks Pouch") and I take psyllium religiously with each meal - generally 2-3 times a day. My life is pretty unpleasant when I don't - lots of explosive-but-incomplete trips to the bathroom, cramping, butt-burn, etc. 
At one point I started getting flaky little orange triangles at the corners of my mouth where the glass met my lips, which we deduced to be a reaction to the color additives in Metamucil. It was some combination of skin staining and irritation, and led me to seek out plain psyllium husk powder (no flavorings, sweeteners, etc), which I've used ever since. It took a while to get used to the taste (pretty inert... almost flavorless) but it has served me well. 
Every now and then I've experimented with putting psyllium in capsules (time consuming to do yourself, and costly to purchase), but the effect wasn't the same. I've also tried other fiber products, like methylcellulose (Citrucel) or inulin, but they don't work for me.

Sometimes I experience a mild panic, imagining my life in the event that a war or natural disaster made it impossible for me to procure psyllium... :-)

I had butt burn and itch all the time before a nurse told me about wet baby wipes.  They saved my butt!  Now I used them every time and I never have problems, unless I eat something spicy ... but then I don't.  

22 years post, I take Metamucil wafers every morning. Hardly ever have any issues. 

I have been taking metamucil for 25 years.  Not to keep things moving but to slow them down and to buffer irritating foods and digestive juices.  For me it has to be Original texture to work.  The smooth does little to help.

When I have been off food, like in the hospital I am a mess until I can back on the metamucil.  It works like magic.

If i eat an irritant and start to get the runs, a 1/2 glass of water with 2 TBL metamucil and things slow down again.

Last year there was a world-wide shortage of psyllium and it was hard to get.  I now keep many large bottles in the closet.

Used to take it every day but got of it after 20+ years and haven't used it since. It worked well for the j-pouch. Sometimes consume whole or ground chia seed. After 29 years I'm fortunate to have few issues. I AM sort of antibiotic dependent for due to chronic pouchitis that rarely manifests symptoms.

I was told by my Surgeon that I would need to take Metamucil 3 times a day for the rest of my life to help regulate my stool. My Surgeon also was going to write me a lifetime of Lomotil prescriptions.

I, too, have had good results with Metamucil 2-3 times per day. They have an "original, smooth" with no added sweeteners. Tough to find but I've been ordering from Walgreens.com.

Yeah, that's what happens to me if I don't take it. Metamucil makes me only take maybe 5 minutes to go to the bathroom, as opposed to an hour. I feel like it acts like a squeegee or a broom inside the pouch. It scrapes everything down so it'll come out a lot quicker and more efficiently. As far as I can tell from this site, it seems a lot of people prefer a more liquid stool, which I don't understand. I like to make it as solid as I possibly can. 

I use plain psyllium husk powder.  Konsyl is the brand name, but you can also get it in bulk at some health food stores by Now brand.  It doesn't have the sugar/sweetner that Metamucil has.  It works like a charm for bulking and I can really tell when I don't take it.