Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Not everyone with IBD requires surgery. If your doctor does recommend it, prepare yourself and learn what to expect from the procedure and recovery process.

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What Happens When You Have Your Rectum and Anus Removed

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Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Digestive Health

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

What Happens When You Have Your Rectum and Anus Removed

Before, During, and After J-Pouch Surgery

What Does It Mean When A J-Pouch Is Inflamed?

Are Probiotics the Answer to Your Pouchitis?

What Are The Different Types of Colectomy Surgery?

Ileostomy Surgery May Be Done for Certain Cases of IBD

Step By Step: How To Change An Ostomy Appliance

Colorectal Surgeons Perform Surgery on the Digestive Tract

Cuffitis Symptoms and Treatment

What Does An ET Nurse Do?

What Can You Eat After J-Pouch Surgery?

What to Know About Colostomy Surgery

What's The Difference Between An Ileostomy And A J-Pouch?

J-Pouch: What Life Is Like After Surgery

What Is It Like To Make The Decision To Have J-Pouch Surgery?

How Resection Surgery Can Treat Crohn's Disease

How To Plan For Coming Home From Your Abdominal Surgery

Will You Be Diagnosed With Crohn's Disease After J-Pouch Surgery?

What You Need to Know About J-Pouch Surgery

If You Have An Ostomy, Could You Still Have Discharge Out Your Rectum?

Why Men May Be Concerned After Having an Ostomy Surgery

Can People With Crohn's Disease Get A J-Pouch?

Abdominal Exercises May Help You Get Back Into Shape After Surgery

What You Need To Know About Your New J-Pouch After Takedown Surgery

Ostomy Tips and Tricks No One Told You About

Your New Stoma: What Is Normal and What Is Not