J-Pouch
A J-pouch, or internal reservoir, is made from the end of the small intestine, and replaces a person’s colon and rectum. J-pouch surgery is undergone by IBD or colon cancer patients after the colon is removed, and it replaces the need for an ostomy.
Both Dennis and Nadia had the surgery. Dennis is doing moderately well with his J-pouch; Nadia’s J-pouch failed her and she now has a permanent ileostomy.
J-Pouch Updates
1. (Dennis) Using my J-pouch: the first two weeks (8:54)
2. (Dennis) Using my J-pouch: Weeks three and four (7:38)
3. (Dennis) Two days with my J-pouch: Three months out (9:46)
4. (Dennis) Four month J-pouch update (3:44)
5. (Dennis) Six month J-pouch update (5:17)
6. (Dennis) First case of pouchitis (9:32)
7. (Dennis) First case of pouchitis pt.2 (4:58)
8. (Dennis) One year update (6:51)
9. (Nadia) Happy one year to my J-pouch! (4:59)
10. (Dennis) Second case of pouchitis (5:04)
11. (Dennis) Third case of pouchitis (6:14)
12. (Nadia) In the hospital again (6:04)
13. (Dennis) Two year J-pouch update (6:51)
14. (Nadia and Dennis) Two year J-pouch update (5:34)
15. (Nadia) Oh, J-pouch, please don’t fail me! (9:26)
16. (Nadia) J-pouch update: Failing J-pouch (3:36)
17. (Dennis) Fourth case of pouchitis (8:28)
18. (Dennis) Three year J-pouch update (10:25)
19. (Dennis) Diagnosing chronic pouchitis (8:30)
Managing a J-Pouch
1. Backpacking with a J-pouch (6:18)
2. Blood and J-pouches (6:02)
3. Butt burn and J-pouch (8:37)
4. Clenching your muscles with a J-pouch (5:24)
5. Difference between J-pouch, S-pouch, and W-pouch (4:49)
6. Iris’ pouchoscopy (4:47)
7. J-pouch (4:23)
8. J-pouch dreams (5:23)
9. J-pouch spasms (6:13)
10. Knowing when to go to the bathroom (5:18)
11. Listening to your J-pouch (6:24)
12. My pouchoscopy failure (8:14)
13. My “second” pouchoscopy (8:11)
14. Passing gas with a J-pouch (6:47)
15. Pouchoscopy prep (6:25)
16. Secondary causes of pouchitis (6:00)
17. Sleeping with feminine pads: For J-pouches (7:21)
18. Sleeping with a J-pouch (4:19)
19. Using Imodium with a J-pouch (5:36)
J-Pouch Perspectives
1. Free at last! Free at last! (from medicine) (6:10)
2. Getting used to no ostomy (9:20)
3. I don’t have a colon! (2:24)
4. Iris’ 11-month J-pouch update (7:59)
5. It helps to have an ileostomy first (9:18)
6. J-pouch comparison between Nadia and Dennis (6:29)
7. J-pouch frequency isn’t that bad (6:51)
8. Life with a J-pouch: Sara’s perspective (15:00)
Useful Links
J-pouch.org: Forums for people undergoing J-pouch surgery.
