About a year ago I began having some problems which my doctor suspected to be pouchitis but discovered that I had two anal fistulas during examination. I have been on antibiotics for one year now with the hope that the fistulas would go away but they have not and now my doctor is referring me to a surgeon. Fistulas are not uncommon. Sometimes they resolve with antibiotics. Usually they heal on there own.
Patience is a virtue here.
I have been at home less than 2 weeks and I am taking Lomotil Imodium. I am greatly concerned with the incontinence. I feel there should be more discussions about all the potential problems one might incur after the J-Pouch Surgery. They should be discussed at length while still in the hospital. After having the surgery and returning home, one needs to know what is normal and what is not so normal.