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Reply to "saw surgeon-suggesting 3 month ostomy w pouch advancement. Questions"

I can also relate to the problems you are experiencing with your j pouch.  The presence of recurrent high grade dysplasia in the rectal cuff made removal of my pouch necessary, and I very strongly did not want to get an ileostomy with its associated issues.  Fortunately, I found that the k pouch and closely related BCIR are procedures that do not require having an external bag.  You can get lots of information on the internet about these procedures as well as locate surgeons who perform them. I opted for the BCIR and now have a very good quality of life.  There is no leakage, I can eat almost anything I want, and I empty the internal pouch 4-5 times a day with a small plastic catheter.  Removal of the j pouch is done at the same time the k pouch or BCIR is created. 

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