I had a 3 part jpouch surgery two years ago at the age of 50 after having UC for 10 years. I was able to deal with the UC with meds but my last flare up was the deal breaker. After 3 colonoscopies in one month my GI told me I needed to either do infusions or have my colon removed. I chose to have my colon removed after doing some research and decided to opt for a Jpouch. I hated having the ostomy bag… it was very hard for me to change the bags because my stoma did not stick out far but was flush with my skin. The ileostomy was bad but the loop ileostomy was horrible. Leaks, skin rash, itching, burning. My husband is amazing and did all of my ostomy bag changes. True love is changing someone’s ostomy bag. My jpouch has been great and I have no regrets with my decision. I am blessed to sleep through the night without having to use the restroom and I do not have any issues with leaks. I have lots of BM but I always have so it is not an issue for me. I live in Houston and my doctor is amazing. He performed robotic surgery but hand stitched my pouch. His name is Dr Scott McKnight.