Antibiotics successful for Cuffitis?

Hi Jeane,

Just got the pathology report back today:

1- DISTAL ILEUM, BIOPSY:

- ILEAL MUCOSA WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT ABNORMALITY

2- POUCH, BIOPSY:

- SMALL BOWEL MUCOSA MILD CHRONIC INFLAMMATION, MILDLY ACTIVE
- NEGATIVE FOR GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION OR DYSPLASIA

3- COLON, RECTAL CUFF, BIOPSY:

- MODERATE CHRONIC COLITIS, MODERATELY ACTIVE
- NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA

Note: the inflammatory changes in the pouch would be consistent with pouchitis in the appropriate clinical setting.


I wonder if the mild inflammation in the pouch is more than the usual chronic mild inflammation that is seen in all pouches.

Your results are very similar to mine. Yes i believe we may have more inflammation than is normally seen in jpouches. Let's hope the meds clear this up for you. Even though I seem to have chronic pouchitis I am able to manage pretty well most days with meds and really eat almost anything i prefer