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Hi everyone

I am happy to report that when I had a scope at both ends they were both in excellent shape. The surgeon said that there is absolutely no sign of inflamation in the j-pouch at all and said after two years there usually is. However, I was on cipro for a bout of diahrea and feeling very ill a couple of weeks prior to the scope and while I was on the cipro I had absolutely minimal gas and pooped without it exploding out of me (sorry for the graphics). Now that I am off the cipro the gas, indigestion, foul smelling stool,back aches from the gas and the explosive poops are back. Anyone experience this and why would the cipro help? Since my j-pouch is doing excellently (very releaved to hear that!) with no sign of infection or inflamation then I don't understand what is going on. I am going to see another Specialist because I have low iron and it's not being lost from the j-pouch so they are trying to find out why. I also have to see a Kidney Specialist because my kidneys have been in trouble since my first surgery and every time I get sick my function worsens. Sigh......seems like if it isn't one thing its another. I am back to work now and off the Cipro and feeling much better execpt for the gas, back aches,ect, ect...as mentioned above. Any ideas anyone as to what might be going on?
Thanks Linda
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What you have is a buildup of the bad bacteria. The cipro killed off all the good and bad bacteria, and once off, the bad has repopulated, and not enough of the good kind. That is the reason for recommending acidophilous type products to re-establish the good bacteria. You may need to go on a longer course of antibiotics to wipe out the bacteria, and then try to get things working right once you come off the antibiotic. Sometimes pepto bismol helps also in keeping things working better.
I would agree with the posts of MarkGregory as an 18 year antibiotic user with chronic pouchitis. Foul smelling stools mean an excessive amount of bad bacteria. I think the OP is dealing with pouchitis which needs to be treated more aggressively and possibly with longer course of antibiotics and/or rotating antibiotics if it cannot be stamped out completely. I don't think many understand that pouchitis can be kept in check and not go away in some cases (in mine 17 years of keeping it in check, somewhat, with antibiotics).
Thanks MarkGregory and DJBHusky.

I am doing better now - been eating yogurt and that has been helping. I will look into getting a probiotic and start taking that. Didn't realize that is what has been causing all the gas and smell from over the months since my surgery. Everything is working great so far and adding the probiotic should hopefully be enough. No sign of inflamation at all - yahoo! Again, thanks for your help.

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