Pouchitis?

I take small sachets of probiotics after each meal, but because I don't eat dinner, the stools start turning acidic and it hurts like omg I can't describe it.

Thanks for the kind words, Rabbit.

I'm ended up walking to ER this afternoon since I could no longer take the pain and fortunately, my surgeon and his team were there! I was very very lucky. They did blood work and took a look at my bum. Ohh my gooddd what a painful experience! ...it hurt like %^$?!~% I was worried that it was a fistula or abscess but they said that it's the external hemorrhoid that's really inflamed.

So they prescribed steroid enemas and said that I should take the cream and also just put it all over the external hemmie as well as putting it inside.

And as for my results! They said it wasn't Crohn's and the biopsies showed no malignant cells around the ulcerations in the pouch. The CRP from the blood work also showed a decrease from a 2.2 last Tuesday to a 0.9 today! My iron levels were low, though. Could it be because I'm not eating enough? I've hardly been eating recently and lost about 10 lbs. The surgeon said I should continue with the probiotics after each meal and the pentasa enemas after my hemmie heals.

I have definitely stayed away from sugars and carbs and have been on a bland diet, except that I crave water (constantly thirsty) so I crave for fruits. Bananas tend to work well with me but yesterday and today, I've craved for peaches and pairs and kiwi. How do people with pouchitis react to fruits?? I'm sure it depends from person to person but just curious.

Again, I thank u for the support I've gotten through this difficult time on here....I'm very very appreciative......

That's so awesome penny. I am happy it's nothing chronic. It's awful that you've had to go through so much to get an answer but at least the answer is a good one. I hope you're able to get back on track quickly with the steroid cream and enemas.

Yes, they're still continuing with the pouchitis diagnosis. They didn't find any other bacterial infections, either, and they did test for c.diff.

The probiotic sachets I was taking after each meal was causing a lot of gas and hurting my hemmie so I stopped taking them today. Much better! At least until the hemmie heals.

Ya, I'm wondering why I'm not on any antibiotics?? The one surgeon did prescribe me Cipro but this guy was just a replacement guy for my surgeon and he prescribed it to me 2 weeks ago before they even did a scope. When I took it that time, it felt like things were getting worse, so I stopped taking them. Since then, I've just been on those probiotic sachets.

My hemmie is still killing me and I'm wondering how much longer I have to endure this pain :( There's been tiny tiny improvement so this entire process may just take forever.

I hope you're feeling better??

I tested positive for C.diff so I am on 250mgs of Vanco 4xs a day for 10 days. I think that I've had it for almost a month now, at first I thought that it was a hiccup with the pouch or something that I was eating disagreeing with me. Finally last week I did the stool tests and my primary doctor didn't call me with the results (the lab didn't let him know) so I followed up today and he told me that I had C.Diff.

This is my 3rd time having C.diff; the first 2 times were when I had a colon and UC. The symptoms for me with the j-pouch and c.diff are much better/manageable then when I had UC & C.diff.

I'm hoping this is quick, easy to treat and I start feeling better soon. The worst is the gas pains.