In 2008 I had my entire large intestine removed and had a J-Pouch created, since then my life has improved greatly, I don’t have constant pain, blood and mucus anymore, but still need to go to the toilet regularly. Before the opp I would sometimes have to go to the toilet up to 50 times a day, but now it’s generally between 15-30, depending on what I eat and how much gastrostop and panadeine I take. The main problem I have now is gas
without going to the toilet.
This problem affects me mostly in the evening and during the night; I can’t remember the last time I had a good night sleep without dosing myself with painkillers and alcohol just to get a decent rest. Right now it is 3:23am and I have had about half an hour of sleep tonight as I keep having to get up to pass gas
The following foods may cause wind - try first and if too much discomfort, avoid them - bananas, beer/lager/cider, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, curry, beans, eggs, fizzy drinks, mushrooms, onions, sweetcorn, parsnip.
these may cause increased diarrhoea - large quantities of purefruit juice and fesh fruit, highly spiced/fatty foods, cabbage, undercooked veg, coconut, spinach, sweetcorn, beansprouts, celery, lettuce, figs and prunes.
I got this from a pamphlet in the UK when I first got my ostomy. I suppose this might be able to help... Hope so... Good luck