Weight loss from loop ileo

Hi all,

I have lost weight since my step 1 jpouch surgery and I am wondering if this is due to my loop ileostomy.
I am still on a soft/low fiber diet, but eating plenty of heavily caloric foods (mashed potatoes with full fat cheese and sour cream, chocolate milkshakes with banana and creamy peanut butter, linguine alfredo, etc.) I am trying to keep on as much weight as possible going into my second surgery.

Has anybody else found it difficult to keep weight on while having a temp loop ileo? Any advice or tips (aside from eat more )?

Thanks!

Thanks. Yes, I am measuring my output and it is within the standard range my surgeon described. Eating plenty of thickeners - bananas, applesauce, peanut butter, etc. - so the consistency looks OK, but haven't yet dabbled with anti-diarrhea medicine.

I lost a ton of weight with my loop that I didn't need to lose. And I ate a lot while I had it. I never had any luck slowing things down. It ran like a faucet all day and all night. The weight came back after my takedown surgery. These days I'm trying to lose some! You'll most definatley gain it back...it may take some time though.

I was actually able to maintain a stable weight when I had my loop. It took a little while, but it happened. Once things slow down for you it should be easier. I didn't start regaining weight with my perma-ileo until everything calmed down first. Pretty sure I've breached the 100lbs mark (I was 95 before things settled); can only go up from here!

I've turned the j-pouch down every time it's been offered to me. So no, whenever I was reconnected it was directly to the anus. It was terrible.