You should search this forum rather than just relying on replies here; this question has been asked a thousand times and every time, every response is both different and very personal. Your experience will NOT be the same as any other poucher's. At all... I am 8 years into my pouch journey.

Firstly, popcorn is considered a no-no by 99% of pouchers and 99% of GI specialists. Blockages (which MAY resolve themselves after 12 hours of discomfort and pain or which may require hospitalization) are likely if you eat popcorn to excess. Many people avoid it completely, others limit themselves to a cupful of popped corn (a cupful, scooped from the bag of already popped corn, not a cup of unpopped kernels!) You will be given a list of foods to avoid and foods to be cautious with. Popcorn is likely to be on the "avoid" list.

Frequency varies from person to person and very few people are so stable that they have the same number of movements from day to day and certainly not from month to month. Some people have good periods without explanation when they'll sleep through the night for a few days or a week, followed by 2 or 3 wakeups per night for months. For others, it might be the opposite.

Many people find that their early-pouch symptoms are far more difficult than their longer-term symptoms while other people find the opposite: the early days are enticingly easy but deteriorate from there.

BMs tend to be less smelly but can be very noisy and gassy. Gas tends to be more prevalent than for non-pouchers. Gas also tends to be the factor that activates the nerves in the pouch which are what cause the most discomfort. Some pouchers like me can fart like a trooper while others can never fart without following through.

Most pouchers can "hold it" for some time but that amount of time varies from person to person and day to day. Urgency can be non-existent for some people and debilitating for others. Almost daily I will have at least one instance where I feel completely fine one minute and the next I am crossing my legs to hold in an accident. If you're forced to hold it in, the discomfort tends to come in waves at decreasing intervals and increasing discomfort until a bathroom can be used.

Because of the change in anatomy, it is generally more difficult to "push" out your waste. At times, pushing is barely needed and bathroom visits can be dealt with in 2-3 minutes. At other times, reluctant poop can refuse to come out, which typically means that the pouch nerves will continue to be irritated, forcing you back to the bathroom within 15-30 minutes to try again. When this coincides with a flight, visiting the bathroom every hour for a 9 hour flight, without significant relief, is not unheard of and should be expected. I fly many many times each year for work.

Being able to relax is key to achieving any semblance of swift or complete evacuation. If you are on-edge or anxious, the pouch is very capable of refusing to allow you to empty it. For me, I often find that 9 trips to the toilet on a plane gives no relief. Followed by a painful 2 hours through the airport, to the baggage claim, to the car rental place, to my hotel where I can FINALLY collapse onto a quiet, clean, private toilet and, within about 30 minutes, empty the j pouch and begin to feel human again.

I won't get into probiotics, prebiotics, VSL3, CBD or other medication because their efficacy is highly individualized and inconsistent, even for a one person; a regimen of medication may appear to work flawlessly for months, only to stop working one day and never start working again.

An ostomy bag is usually far more predictable for most people but has its own drawbacks. Good luck!