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What exactly is an ileostomy takedown?

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A 31-year old asked:

What exactly is an ileostomy reversal?

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A 41-year old asked:

Does it hurt to get an ileostomy done?

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A 26-year old asked:

Is there any pain involved in an ileostomy?

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A 28-year old asked:

Are there different types of ileostomy bags?

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A 45-year old asked:

Are there different types of loop ileostomy?

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A 25-year old asked:

Are there different types of ileostomy surgery?

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A 29-year old asked:

How long is the recovery time from an ileostomy?

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A member asked:

What is the definition or description of: Ileostomy?

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A 42-year old female asked:

I am going in for ileostomy reversal surgery in 5 days...how long and how difficult of a recovery can I expect?

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A 47-year old asked:

I have an ileostomy and have daily rectal mucus that is increasing. Had weekly mucus last year. How can I slow mucus production or stop it?

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A 35-year old asked:

What is a laparoscopic ileostomy take down?

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A 23-year old asked:

how long does the continent ileostomy take?

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A 34-year old asked:

Is there another name for continent ileostomy?

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A 39-year old asked:

Are blockages common after continent ileostomy?

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A 16-year old asked:

What should I wear to cover the ileostomy stoma?

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A member asked:

how does a person with a ileostomy get a colonoscapy ?

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A 40-year old asked:

Can a women bear children after a continent ileostomy procedure?

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A 32-year old asked:

Are medications required routinely after the continent ileostomy?

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A 34-year old asked:

Are there any contraindications to having the continent ileostomy?

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A 39-year old asked:

How to get fit again in between an ileostomy and an ileostomy reverse?

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A 32-year old asked:

Help please! Is bloody and mucus discharge from the anus "normal" after an ileostomy?

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A 29-year old asked:

If I have a traditional (Brooke) ileostomy, am I still a candidate for continent ileostomy?

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A 27-year old female asked:

I have had an ileostomy for UC since I was 7 and I'm now 27. What can I do to gain weight? I have always been under weight.

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A 39-year old male asked:

Should my wife have rectal pain after having her temp ileostomy placed for a second time due to two abscesses. Both abscess were at reconnect point.

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A 37-year old asked:

Which is best after colectomy: ileostomy or j-pouch?

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A 39-year old asked:

Is the intubation process of continent ileostomy painful?

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A 40-year old asked:

What is the difference between an ileostomy and a colostomy?

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A 44-year old asked:

Expert opinions? Which is better after colectomy: ileostomy or j-pouch?

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A 42-year old asked:

Since i have an ileostomy and no colon does that mean I cannot get fat?

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