Hi Sitesi. So sorry reading this and now gives me even more concern than I had prior to my reversal operation, which was only a week ago and discharged yesterday. I was informed before the day after the revrseal procedure that I would be seen by a dietician, given a booklet on diet and varios medication that would help on my return home. Since my operation and return home I have been loo countless times each day (25-30times)and had at least 12 or 15 accidents, everyday.  I was discharged with no diet information, medication or discharge note! The only information I was given was, if my diarrhoea continued was, an anti-diarrhoeal medication imoduim,fybogel or loperamide. Apparently will help to thicken the motion, making the stool more bulky particularly fybogel. Did you manage finding anything that helped cure or improve the problem. We are all booked as a family for a big celebration flying on holiday in 8 weeks and now thinking of dropping out which will be devistating as well as day too day living dealing with the severe problem.

Hi. I had my reversal 10 weeks ago and was lucky having quite a lot of support prior to and now following the reversal, although I do have days when I need to go to the loo around a dozen times a day. I was told that I needed to do pelvic floor exercises following my operation for rectal cancer last August. It takes around 3 months for the muscles to be effective and it’s something I need to do a few times every day for the rest of my life. I have found that it does help in preventing accidents most of the time. I have been lucky that I don’t use loperamide too much and am still experimenting with that and Fybogel.

Don't worry, it certainly does get better over time.

But it does take time.

I guess I'm impatient sometimes, particularly with not being able to eat the food I love . The irony is that I used to have a lot of fibre in my diet and love beans, pulses and salads. Maybe one day! 

I guess I'm impatient sometimes, particularly with not being able to eat the food I love . The irony is that I used to have a lot of fibre in my diet and love beans, pulses and salads. Maybe one day!