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When you say discharge from the bottom, do you mean bottom of stoma or from the anus?  Discharge from the anus is actually a good thing, as it means the gut lining still has functioning bacteria and is still replacing dead skin cells.  It will decrease over time as it realises there is less wear and tear as food is not passing through, but the gut being active in this way might be a good sign of he going to have a jpouch soon.

 

If you mean discharge from the bottom of the stoma that is worth mentioning to your doc, as could imply some sort of issue or infection.  Stoma should be nice clean pink and well pronounced.  It's basically anus in a different place, you shouldnt really have leakage.  That said it is a major op, sometimes the loop isn't as tight as it could be, and sos any output should come from the centre and end up in the bag. Sometimes a mild infection sets in, so while not necessarily anything to panic about, it's probally worth mentioning

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