Hi all,
I'm so happy to have found this group and am really hoping for some advice. I'm 8 years post colectomy. Since my surgery, I've been treated for a few flares of pouchitis (presenting with pain and frequency), and many bowel obstructions, but for the past 2 years I have been totally healthy. Now, for 4 days, I've had leaking at night and frequency and urgency during the day that is totally unlike what I've ever experienced before. As soon as these symptoms started, I began taking Cipro and Lomotil that I have on hand, but 3 days later, I'm no better, and actually worse. I feel generally crummy, tired, constantly thirsty but little appetite. I'm concerned that my lifestyle lately may have triggered this - I just started a new job 10 days ago that involves shift work, long commute, and a lot more hours and responsibility than I had before. Has anyone had similar experiences? Do you think pouchitis (or whatever this is) could be from stress or not sleeping regularly? Anything I can try over the next few days while I await seeing my GI doc? Thanks for your thoughts.