I've had a j-pouch for 11 years now and have never had much trouble. A few bouts of pouchitis and I have no other complaints! Now I have been eating better (more really, was lucky to eat twice a day before) and all of a sudden I am having problems. I haven't had any troubles with foods before other than hot ones which I avoid at all costs, but for the past three weeks or so I've had bloating, cramping, and a constant feeling of incomplete emptying. I thought it was pouchitis so I got the normal prescription for 500 mg cipro for 10 days. I finished that last week. Still no help. I haven't seen a GI doc since my surgery and scheduled an apt but they can't get me in for over a month. Any ideas? I still get hungry, still have small BMs, not passing as much gas as usual though. I'm concerned about a possible partial blockage. I'd very much appreciate any thoughts. Thanks!
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