I had my iliostomy reversal 3 months ago.  Like so many posts on here, I have gone from constipation to diarrhoea, with the inevitable sore bottom.. This was accompanied with violent and extremely smelly flatulence.  At my follow-up check with the consultant, he suggested that I took prebiotics. If, like me you don't know the difference between probiotics and prebiotics, the latter nourish the former.

The outcome has been fantastic. Within less than a week the flatulence had gone, the bowel movement became much less frequent and as it bulked up the elimination, it left the body more normally and as such the irritation to the anus is almost gone.

If this helps just one of you then I am glad that I posted this. I am happy to be contacted.