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JPouch: Anyone have experience with statins changing the output?
25 yrs with JPouch and I have recently started taking a statin for high cholesterol and this has made my output more frequent and urgent....
Support Group: Ostomy & J-Pouch
Last active: Sep 29 5:53pm
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J-pouch support: Want to connect with others living with a J-pouch
Is there a possibility of starting a Jpouch group for Crohns/UC? Some of the things we eat, our treatments, our pouch storage, testing, etc, are...
Support Group: Ostomy & J-Pouch
Last active: Feb 15 9:01pm
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J-pouch leakage at night only: What helps to control it?
I have had a jpouch since 1996, basically in remission since. I have had a couple hiccups - bartholyn cyst, recto-vaginal fistula but no hospitalizations...
Support Group: Ostomy & J-Pouch
Last active: Jun 7 8:43pm
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J-Pouch and Dehydration
I'm a 65-year-old male and I've had my J-pouch for 13+ years. In just the last 2 years, I've been experiencing dehydration issues fairly frequently....
Support Group: Ostomy & J-Pouch
Last active: Oct 9 11:02pm
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J Pouch Issues: Anyone have problems due to aging of the pouch?
I had a colectomy in 2000 with a temporary ostomy and then a J Pouch placement. I love the freedom of it. For the most...
Support Group: Ostomy & J-Pouch
Last active: Aug 31 5:44pm
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on coloplast pouches
I received a text today from the nurse who did my home health care She was at a coloplast workshop and told me not to...
Support Group: Ostomy & J-Pouch
Last active: Jul 12, 2024
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J-Pouch or Proctectomy
Good morning! I am currently weighing the decision between a J-Pouch and a Proctectomy. I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis in my rectum only in...
Support Group: Ostomy & J-Pouch
Last active: Apr 26 7:54pm
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Draining My Pouch
I have tried using the deodorizer solution as well as oil and I’m still having a problem with a backup above my stoma. Right now...
Support Group: Ostomy & J-Pouch
Last active: Sep 20 7:45pm
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J-pouch Removal?
Hi all, with a diagnosis of aggressive ulcerative colitis, I had a colectomy and an ileoanal anastomosis surgery (j-pouch) in 1983. Over the years I...
Support Group: Ostomy & J-Pouch
Last active: Apr 10 2:27pm
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Ibuprofen and a J-pouch
Has anyone been told not to take Ibuprofen with a J-Pouch? At my last Pouch scope, I was told to avoid ibuprofen completely and use...
Support Group: Ostomy & J-Pouch
Last active: May 30 7:13am