Ohio43, thanks for sharing your experience with us. However, here are some explanations from various medical websites on how the loop ileostomy functions. All of these sources state exactly the...
Sue, I know that in cases of bipolar (two-holed) ileostomy, the small intestine is not exactly cut in half, because it would mean that after such operation we would have two separate parts of small...
OK. But I didn't say at all that the incontinency occured due to surgeon's mistake. I understand very well that incontinency is the consequence of the tumor you had on your sphyncter. I said that the...
I know that there is a possibility that stool can pass both ways since temporary ileostoma is bipolar and thus meant to be closed in the second step. But if everything is done well, the stool will...
Thanks, peggy113 :smile: I'm doing really fine, already recovered and even doing some sports :yeah: I already wrote a lot about my experiences here at Ostomies and also at Ulcerative Colitis. I'm...
Sorry, OHIO76, but I have to disagree. A well-performed ileostomy completely prevents the stool from coming through colon and anus. It passes only through small intestine and comes out through...
If I understood correctly, you have an ileostoma and it's there to prevent stool from coming through your anus because your anal sphincter cannot maintain continency and your rectum has to heal. But...
I'm an ex-UC patient, so I too lost my entire colon, rectum included. As for the postop activities, you should avoid intensive and hard physical activities for a month or two. But some light and...
I felt fine very soon after the surgery, but as I spent 10 postoperative days in hospital, my first bold adventures mostly included walks in the hospital park :smile:. When I came home, I started...
Hey, bella! I'm new here. In March, 2009 I also had the reversal surgery. I wish you to keep up the good spirit and recover quickly! Lana...
Thank you, Sue... it's so good to hear such good news :yeah: The people with J-pouch who I know are mostly very young or in their thirties and fourties. Some of them do experience pouchitis from time...
Hi, mamaluke and everybody :wink: I'm 35 years old female from Zagreb, Croatia. I suffered from UC from Spring 2003 to Winter 2008, when I had proctocolectomy with J-pouch and protective ileostoma...