When Is J-Pouch Surgery Done?
When the colon is significantly damaged due to disease, diarrhea may occur frequently. J-pouch surgery may remove your colon to help improve the symptoms. For instance, many severe cases of inflammatory bowel disease may have at least 25 bowel movements per day. This makes it much harder to leave your house and perform daily tasks at work or school. More importantly, uncontrolled diarrhea may be usually followed by bloody stool and pain. Along with an ileostomy, J-pouch surgery can be a necessary procedure to remove the colon to deal with this digestive problem. [2]
