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Posted 10/27/2012 8:21 PM (GMT 0)
I keep having bleeding with the first bm after nine miles. It isn't a lot of blood but it is pretty dark red. I have heard of other j-pouchers having this happen and surgeons saying not to worry about it. Anyone here had this experience?
Posted 10/27/2012 9:41 PM (GMT 0)
I haven't, but I can imagine it is frightening, given the years of UC and then going through enormous hardships not to have to have bleeding because of UC anymore. If the doctors say it is normal then it probably is. Call your surgeon and ask, otherwise you'll keep worrying about it. Even if you hear from the surgeon that it's normal, you might still want to get checked, which means getting scoped, which is another ordeal but would put your mind at rest.
Posted 10/27/2012 9:53 PM (GMT 0)
I've run up to 13 and haven't experienced this. I would check in with your surgeon and see what they say about it. I'm sorry you're experiencing this. :-(
Posted 10/27/2012 9:55 PM (GMT 0)
Random thought....

Are you having to strain for that first BM? If I get dehydrated then things can get thick and difficult to move. If I try too hard then I can have a little blood. I usually just drink a lot of water and wait and then things get back to normal. I don't know if this applies to you but thought it might help.
Posted 10/28/2012 12:47 AM (GMT 0)
No straining but a lot of j-pouch spasming and abdominal cramping. Surgeon said spasming would eventually go away. He did a scope last time this happened and saw nothing. Just another mystery I guess.

Post Edited (Subzeromambo) : 10/27/2012 6:56:34 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 10/28/2012 12:53 AM (GMT 0)
So the kids are dressed for a Halloween party: a beautiful Queen of the Dead and a fallen black archangel with amazing 4 ft feathered wings. I don't remember costumes being so sophisticated!
Posted 10/28/2012 12:36 PM (GMT 0)
They both sound gorgeous and dramatic. Halloween used to be my favorite night of the year, probably because I could reckon with a huge sack of hershey bars at the end, which I could easily consume within two days. I went out on Halloween for the last time when I was 13, dressed as Groucho Marx. 14 seemed a bit old for it.

Subzero, just call the surgeon again to make sure this time is another nothing too.
Posted 10/31/2012 5:03 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you B'Dereh,
Called the surgeon because my abdomen staring bloating and the pain became very bad. He gave me a prescription for more painkillers. Switched to a low residue diet today to see if that would help. I realized my recent diet might be the culprit. I have been trying a lot of new foods such as dragon fruit. We have a student from northern China staying with us who has been making some of her favorite meals. It is sooo nice to have another woman in the house.
Posted 10/31/2012 10:37 AM (GMT 0)
Would dragonfruit cause bleeding after a run/walk?
I think I have avoided all complications so far by having only all the boring staples in the kitchen, the yoghurt, quark, cream of wheat, eggs. Not even onions. Today I'm making myself a sweet-potato fritata. All the flashy food I only eat when I'm out.
I am happy with what's happening 7,5 monts post-reversal. Much less frequency and better, almost perfect control.
Posted 11/1/2012 1:46 AM (GMT 0)
Turned out the dragon fruit was not the issue. It is simply a pouchitis infection. I only made it to four miles today. The pain was too much. Luckily my surgeon's office was close by. I am on flagyl and oxycodone. He said I should be able to be able to do 10 miles again by Saturday. My sister and I are going scuba diving next week off the southeastern coast of Florida. I am glad I do not have to miss it!
Send the recipe. I have never had a sweet potato fritata. It sounds wonderful.

Post Edited (Subzeromambo) : 10/31/2012 11:52:04 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 11/1/2012 9:56 AM (GMT 0)
Now isn't this where that awful punchline comes in "See, I told you so." But it's fantastic you caught the pouchitis in time and can go scuba diving next week.


I don't use recipes usually. Steam sweet potato and zuchini, arrange slices in a lightly oiled pyrex pan, beat some eggs well with a bit of fresh garlic, lot of salt, tarragon and maybe some grated emmentaler, poor over the vegetables and bake at low-ish heat until just done but not chewy and tough.


I spent 20 minutes last night combing obsessively through husky puppy ads on the web, found an org that saves and finds homes for norther dogs after they are abandoned by people who took them for reasons of trendiness and fashion but couldn't commit. I will call them and let them know I am looking for a puppy, but I am waiting for the rejection letter regarding January at an artists' residence on the Baltic. They don't allow pets. They also received about 2000 applications.

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