Irrigation of your bowels after ileostomy reversal
Coloradian
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Hi All,
My doctor mentioned that in case I was concerned about running to the bathroom all the time after my Ileotomy reversal, I could do an irrigation of the colon every morning. Has anyone tried it and if so how is it done and how effective is it?
Thanks
My doctor mentioned that in case I was concerned about running to the bathroom all the time after my Ileotomy reversal, I could do an irrigation of the colon every morning. Has anyone tried it and if so how is it done and how effective is it?
Thanks
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I was fortunate and didn't have a lot of control issues after my reversal. However there have been a few posts from people that used an enema to empty the colon. It seemed to work pretty well for them. Hopefully one of them will answer and give you a little more info.0
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I have a colostomy and use irrigation regularly. I am very happy with this. I'm not sure how this would work after ileostomy reversal -- I've only heard of it being used by folks with colostomy -- but maybe I'm just ignorant. I'd be happy to provide more information on irrigation. You can email me through this site. You should be able to get access to a stoma nurse who could provide information and (if appropriate) instruction. Check out Shaz's website on ostomies -- I don't have the URL but you can Google, I'm sure.0
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