Spicy food

Anyone eat spicy food with a jpouch? I have had major burning from it. I thought it was acidic food but I don't have a problem with tomato sauce, citrus or pizza. It is specifically food with peppers... salsa and such. I can't stop eating it but the price is high lately. I tried calmoseptine to buffer and it only helps very minimally.

Will it ever get better?

NSSG, I've never been able to hold myself back either (I got addicted to spicy food during my ileo days when there really were no consequences). I can remember having pain from spicy food in the early days and I don't really have it anymore so it must have gotten better. I still feel *some* burning after a very spicy meal, but it's no worse than what a 'regular' person with a colon would feel so I can't complain.

Buffering with a barrier cream is a good idea; also clean thoroughly with water, be gentle when drying to avoid broken skin; finally it might help to pair spicy foods with things that are easier to pass (e.g. more starch, less fiber) to minimize the amount of time/amount of trips you actually spend excreting the spicy waste.

I've been avoiding spicy food like the plague but the other night I had a hankering for some spicy tacos, so I went for it. I think the key is moderation. Yes, the tacos set my anus on fire, but I was able to handle the burn because I didn't eat anything spicy for days prior or following. it was a short lived problem. I guess I was really going nuts and eating spicy food every day, as if I never had surgery. I really like spicy food and hot sauce... I am going to incorporate a little here and there and not go back to my old habits just yet :)