One Year Pouchiversary

Thanks again for the support - you all are the only people I talk to about this stuff, it's nice to celebrate something positive together.

Oh Wow Guts!!! I was looking for you a few weeks back. Good to see you back, and congrats! Did I suffer with anything like that?!??! YES! It was really bad for a while. Mine can still get bad with spicy food. There was a period of time i couldn't eat anything spicy at all - now I can, but i can get burn so I try to limit my intake of chili peppers and spicy curries. I think the best way to combat butt burn is with diet. Eating foods that bulk up seems to help. The reality is, our butts aren't made to really deal with this type of output all the time, so it's a problem. For me, firstly, eating less acidic and spicy food is big + bulk up, I find potatoes are great for that - they were with my ileo too. Second, I try not to go more than I need to. There was a time when I would empty willy-nilly whenever i was in the bathroom, now I do not, I only go when I need to - being able to empty whenever makes me want to be empty. At a year, the burn has definitely subsided. I don't worry about it as much. If it's REALLY bad, you should go have the doctor look at your butt, it could be yeast or something sinister. Creams can help, but you need to know which one. Sometimes using too many creams can also harbor moisture which can cause yeast. there's definitely a balance you need to achieve. Clotrimazole can helpful if there's yeast. Cleaning with wet wipes can help, as can a bidet, but moisture can also hurt... it's something that will improve over time, but you will also probably figure out which products help guard. :)

I did not, but I eat like that often regardless - minus the pork, I never eat pork... I am going out for a surprise dinner tonight. I will be sure to eat something extra decadent in celebration of this glorious occasion. I had a birthday a few weeks ago and I had a large, rich piece of halibut that was to die for, a shellfish appetizer and maple cheesecake dessert. Glass of my favorite white wine too! I have been living it up for sure.

I hope you're feeling better soon so you can get back to eating lumberjack breakfasts :)

Notsosicklygirl said...
I hope you're feeling better soon so you can get back to eating lumberjack breakfasts :)

Nah, I'm pretty much bulletproof on pred, feel fine, and can eat anything without consequence (dropping by just an extra 2.5 mgs opened the bloody sluices up, stable now that I upped it back). I just want to be rid of the prednisone, my acne, chipmunk cheeks, and extra fattiness. And when I am off of pred, I'd like to do some sort of barbaric, hedonistic thing and burn the rest of my prednisone in a fire while drinking and dancing around it hehe

Good grief.