i just had a total colectomy with a j pouch all in one surgery and it's been two weeks. I'm having 7-10 bowel movements a day and I'm having a terrible time with gas and was wondering if this gets better with time. Thanks
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Gas has always been a huge problem for me. I just can't pass it anymore without passing stool at the same time too. Well sometimes when I'm lying on my back I can get away with it but for the most part, it's one of the penalties I've encountered with my pouch.
It does get better. But after nearly 20 years I never, ever attempt to pass gas without sitting on the toilet. Stool is too loose to be able to have a dry fart.
Once things settled down (reducing sugar, fruits, and gas producing foods can help), extreme gas is usually a sign of pouchitis/bacterial overgrowth for me. Antibiotics turn it around.
Jan 
Thanks, this is very new to me. I had very mild uc and only went a couple times a day but was scoped and they found cancer so total colectomy was recommended and now I'm going 7-10 times a day. Oh well it beats the alternative because I have two kids to see grow up. Thanks for your comments.