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Posted 11/26/2018 7:23 AM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone. I had the second step of my jpouch surgery about 7 weeks ago and is a loop ileostomy. The first six weeks I ate low residue, pretty crappy stuff as they recommend, and I did not gain a single pound. And I ate a lot. I feel just bleh after eating so poorly, so now I’m starting to eat healthier and adding in veggies. The issue is it just seems like there’s so much output, and that’s with 4 Imodium a day plus marshmallows and even trying some Metamucil in the mix. Is it even possible to eat a lot of good food, gain weight, and slow output? Or am I better off waiting until my reversal to really start aiming at putting on weight? I lost about 20 pounds in the hospital and can’t put it back on.
Thanks!
Posted 11/27/2018 2:22 AM (GMT 0)
7 weeks? I had reconnectiion close to 8 weeks, you should be close to the end with that loop. As for weight with loop, mine was low and there was no chance i was going to gain. Food passed right though me. My heart-rate was very high and my blood pressure ridiculously low. The loop for me was very difficult, but it's a short time. Do your best and schedule your takedown. I've actually stayed fairly petite since reconnection, but I will gain if I eat a lot - I will gain but haven't worried a lot about weight, which is nice since i was so used to being chubby on prednisone.
Posted 11/27/2018 9:42 AM (GMT 0)
Hi notsosickly! I talked to you waaaay back when I was trying to decide on surgery, so far absolutely no regrets! I will probably schedule my take down for mid January. After mentioning what you went through with the loop, I wonder if I'm in a similar situation as my blood pressure has been significantly lower than pre ostomy. I may just have to wait for the final surgery to really try to gain some weight, I'm really only looking for about 10-15 max just to get back to what I was way back to pre uc. You're right, it's really not much longer so thanks for the support!
Posted 12/7/2018 7:31 PM (GMT 0)
You’ll regain some of that weight after the 3rd surgery.

I had to wait for 13 weeks with my loop. It was brutal for the first eight or so weeks but things started to slow down and act like my end ileo just a couple weeks before the takedown. I lost about 30lbs with my ostomies, especially the loop.
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