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Posted 3/22/2017 1:26 AM (GMT 0)
I have a question about what do after sugery. I had my reversed on Dec 13, & I was wondering about your quality of life? I want to do fitness & go back to college. Has anyone ever do the stuff they after surgery?
Posted 3/22/2017 2:24 AM (GMT 0)
Sure. I do everything after surgery. I go hiking, on long car/motorcycle rides, to events, I've flown across the country, I play sports... I am really not limited by having a jpouch. There are times when I get the urge to go when it's not ideal, like if I am out at a restaurant, but I can hold it if I want to. Usually I will just go if he urge hits. I've become way less shy about using toilets since having dealt with UC - but if it's not the right bathroom, I can totally wait until I can get somewhere else. How are you doing since takedown? I am over a year post takedown, and it's definitely gotten better for me over time. The first few months were rough, but rough, was still way less difficult than having a flare up of UC. In the beginning, I'd go for a walk around this mile loop and I'd have to stop after one lap to go to the bathroom. Now, I wouldn't stop.
Posted 3/22/2017 2:39 PM (GMT 0)
I'm enjoying my life again after my surgery, doing things I was never able to do just prior to surgery. My quality of life at that time was keeping me a prisoner to my home. I'm medication free now and have no fears anymore about bathroom issues and can do things I couldn't before.
Posted 3/22/2017 3:50 PM (GMT 0)
Why not? As long as you've fully recovered from surgery then you should be able to do physical activities like Fitness. It takes about 3-6 months to fully recover, I'd still be careful about lifting heavy things over your head for the next few months because they could be a slight risk for a hernia.

I have the dreaded chronic pouchitis and honestly it's not that bad but I do need to treat it. I just restarted Stelara and I feel great. I've ate salads the last 3 nights and have lived to tell about it.
Posted 3/22/2017 10:20 PM (GMT 0)
I've had my j-pouch for six months now, and love it. I work full time, have small kids, go to the gym, travel a lot with work (trips across Europe, to the USA, and to East Asia in the next three months), and don't even think about my bowel anymore. I eat an unrestricted diet and don't take any meds. It honestly doesn't limit anything I did in life pre-surgery, or even pre-colitis.

The game changer for me is taking psyllium husk. If I take it after each meal, I'll have 4-5 (quite well formed) bowel movements in 24 hours, sleep through the night, and my stool is mild on my skin. Without psyllium husk I'm still totally continent and don't have any urgency etc, but I'll have 6-8 movements, the stool is less formed, and it definitely burns my skin a bit more.

Hope your j-pouch is settling down well, ToughKicker.
Posted 3/24/2017 2:57 AM (GMT 0)

notsosicklygirl said...
Sure. I do everything after surgery. I go hiking, on long car/motorcycle rides, to events, I've flown across the country, I play sports... I am really not limited by having a jpouch. There are times when I get the urge to go when it's not ideal, like if I am out at a restaurant, but I can hold it if I want to. Usually I will just go if he urge hits. I've become way less shy about using toilets since having dealt with UC - but if it's not the right bathroom, I can totally wait until I can get somewhere else. How are you doing since takedown? I am over a year post takedown, and it's definitely gotten better for me over time. The first few months were rough, but rough, was still way less difficult than having a flare up of UC. In the beginning, I'd go for a walk around this mile loop and I'd have to stop after one lap to go to the bathroom. Now, I wouldn't stop.

I'm doing the well since the takedown just waiting till I can start lifting weights, & going to the bathroom 6 times a day. But it's been 2 months since the takedown.
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