Pelvic Pouch Surgery

There is good evidence that probiotics may help prevent pouchitis after j-pouch surgery. Did your doctor prescribe probiotics?

Having pouchitis can result in a poor quality of life for people who have j-pouch surgery for their ulcerative colitis. Are probiotics beneficial for these people?

A j-pouch, or ileal pouch reconstruction, is a surgery that is used for ulcerative colitis patients and is usually completed in two steps.

Your diet after j-pouch surgery may be more expansive than it was when you had your colon, but there are still some limits.

A description of the differences between ileostomy, colostomy, and ileoanal reservoir surgery which may be performed on patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's Disease or Ulcerative Colitis).

A j-pouch, or ileal pouch reconstruction, is a surgery that is used for ulcerative colitis patients, and is usually completed in two steps.

A j-pouch, or ileal pouch reconstruction, is a surgery that is used for ulcerative colitis patients, and is usually completed in two steps.

Having j-pouch surgery to treat your ulcerative colitis is a major decision. You probably prepared for surgery as much as you could, but there's always something you didn't know. What do you know now that you wish you knew before you had pouch surgery?

The surgery most commonly used to treat ulcerative colitis is the j-pouch surgery. Find out more about how this surgery is done and what the recovery time will be.

An inflammation of an internal pouch, pouchitis can be a persistent problem for people who have j-pouches or other continent pouches.