Coping With Colon Resection

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Polyp exploded!
by: Chris on Wed, May 14 2008

I ended up in Emergency and was admitted. They did the colonoscopy and verified that I needed immediate surgery.

I drank the most horrific, huge glass of enema pre-op. Had the surgery and they removed the sigmoid, rectum and some of the colon (open surgery) and put in a temporary stoma (colostomy).

I went back in for reattachment surgery in 6 months. Everything went as planned and I recovered easily.

The thing I was not prepared for is what happens postoperatively after healing and things are supposed to be normal……the extremely smelly gas and poop !! The gas is uncontrollable and frequent and much more smelly than before surgery.

Anyone have this experience? What have you done to control it? I feel house-bound.

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May 2008

Polyp exploded! - by Chris - (Wed, May 14 2008)
I ended up in Emergency and was admitted. They did the colonoscopy and verified that I needed immediate surgery. [more..]
Colon Resection - by judy - (Thu, May 08 2008)
I had a colon resection 11 days ago and I’m very surprised I’m feeling so well already. The first couple days were pretty rough but after about 6 day’s I was off my pains medication. [more..]
Colon Resection taking most of it - by Robb - (Fri, May 02 2008)
I’m 25 years old (male) and have just been diagnosed with tumor and 25 polyps on my colon about 10 inches from from my anus on the left side. [more..]

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