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They do colon transplants, but almost always as part of a multi-organ transplant; that is to say, it's very doubtful you'd see one by itself.

The truth of the matter is, you can live without a colon, even with all the drawbacks. You can't live without a small bowel, or a heart, or at least 1 kidney, etc. The bottom line is, a colon transplant is not medically necessary, therefore it's not a high priority to develop such a surgery.

Even if colon transplants were available, there are dozens of drawbacks. For example, you'd be on an organ transplant waiting list for have to be on anti-rejection drugs for the rest of your life. And, there is a high probability that the UC would recur in the donor colon.
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