question for Jpouchers

Keep doing the kegels. I do not know if there is anything you can do about mucus leakage at night now. How far are you from the 2nd op? I found that the mucus decreased somewhat during those three months. You won't notice any mucus leakage after take-down, it's mixed with stool. The really important issue is to strengthen the muscles.

Thanks!!! And thanks for telling me the difference between the kegels and the rectal exercises. I guess I'll be doing both since I'm healing everywhere down there from both the JPouch creation and a hysterectomy and I want strong muscles to help out with everything.
My doctor only mentioned kegels... People who have been there always know more. That's why I come here before going to my doctors. :)

I'm about 5 weeks, maybe 6 from surgery (it was Nov 12th) but healing was slowed down when I developed two different infections and stayed in the hospital and extra 8 days and came home with a picc line to give myself three antibiotics every day. The mucus in general started maybe 2 or 3 weeks ago but the leaking started last week. It's happened 3 or 4 times. The first time looked like what was in my bag instead of the mucus stuff I was used to seeing.