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10 days post take down my surgeon has given me the greenlight to start experimenting with bowel slowers.

Been doing some reading about the various products out there and have come across imodium multi symptom relief. Apparently it works to thicken stools and reduce cramping/gas. I understand people here take beano/gas-x, just wondering if anyone can comment on this product?

I'm trying to find something that will enable me to drink beer Big Grin
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It's the same active ingredients as regular Imodium plus Gas-X (simethicone). There are many people here who use both, but I think it would probably be too little Imodium and too much simethicone relative to the usual doses for people with j-pouches.

You're only 10 days out... have you tried drinking a little bit (less than one serving) of beer yet? I would give it a try without meds first just to see what happens. I'm about two months out now and thought for sure I would need Imodium in order to drink black coffee again, but it turns out not to have a noticeable effect on my BMs (even though it gave me diarrhea with my ileo). So you never know until you try!

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