K pouch what supplies are needed

I had my K pouch surgery in June. At first I had a lot of gas and now not as much (maybe 1/4 what I did have). to put on the weight I lost I was told to have some milk shakes. I had a lot of gas after and I told the doctor I don't ever remember being lactose intolerant. He said because I had not eaten (no food after surgery and then liquid diet for a week after discharge) that it should calm down. I took some lactaid at first. But the last time I had a soda float I didn't take the lactaid and the gas was not so bad. I had an ice cream sandwich last night and didn't seem to have any problems.

I do have questions.

What supplies do you carry around with you? I assume the catheter and band aids to cover the stoma. I was told by my doctor to flush at least once per day. But sometimes it seems a little thicker (mostly in the AM after I wake) and flushing seems to help. What other supply items do you use that you think might be useful?

I also have some splattering (from the gas?). How do you keep that to a minimum? Or eliminate it?

Also when I empty the pouch, I rinse the catheter. So far I've emptied the pouch at home or a couple of times at work (no one there) but so far I've haven't been in a busy public bathroom. How do other people in the bathroom react to that? Or how do you handle that?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated a lot. Thank so much. Have a great day. Mary

Thank you so much Sue for the reply. I did look on J-pouch.org but I could not find any topic on K pouch so I thought it was just J pouchers.

I posted on Healing Well and then went to J-pouch but by that time I was in a bit of a rush too so I will look again when I'm not so rushed.

Thank you so much. Have a great day. Mary

Thank you so much for your reply patw2010. I appreciate all the information I can get. I am still getting use to emptying the pouch in public rest rooms away from work. I am also glad to hear of the success of your pouch for so long. Again, thanks so much for taking the time to reply to my posts. Have a great day. Mary

I was a member of UOAA but when I was recuperating from my operation I did not feel like going online. In that time UOAA removed my name from their list so in order to get back online I will have to re subscribe to the list. I have not gotten around to that yet. Apparently in order to stay on UOAA you have to log in on a regular basis and if you do not your name is removed.

When I was a member I did see the discussion board for continent diversions.

Thank you so very much for your input. I appreciate it a lot. Have a great day. Mary