I went to an ileostomy after having the jpouch for 25 yrs, at age 62. I put it off way too long due to fear of more surgery. I documented the removal and reasons for the removal here: https://www.j-pouch.org/topic/...al-date-and-time-set. There are a lot of posts worth reading through, from others who have gone back to an ileostomy, on the Ostomy & Skin discussion board here.