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A loop ileostomy can open your bowels in a normal way and stop the need of a stoma bag. Enquire today to speak to one of our specialists.
A loop ileostomy is a type of stoma (your bowel opening onto your skin) and was made with two ends of your small bowel. It was expected that this would be only temporary and that your bowel ends would be put back together, and then your bowels will then open in the usual way.
You should be able to open your bowels in the normal way and you should no longer have a stoma bag.
The operation is performed under a general anaesthetic and usually takes about an hour. Your surgeon will make a cut on your skin around the ileostomy. They will free up the loops of small bowel used to make the ileostomy. Your surgeon will join the two ends back together and place the joined bowel back inside your abdominal cavity
You should be able to go home after 1 to 3 days, and you should feel strong enough to return to normal activities within a few weeks of going home. Additionally, exercise should help you to return to normal activities as soon as possible. Before you start exercising, ask the healthcare team or your GP for advice.
Most people make a good recovery. You will be followed up as planned after your original operation.
Surgery to join the two ends of your bowel back together should allow you to open your bowels in the normal way. You will no longer need a stoma bag. To find out more, call us on 0808 101 0337.
Author: Mr Jonathan Lund DM FRCS (Gen. Surg.)
Illustrator: Medical Illustration
Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon
BSc(Hons), MB BS, PhD, FRCS
The Priory Hospital 1 more The Edgbaston Hospital
Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon
MS,FRCS Ed, FRCS (Gen Surg)
The Meriden Hospital
Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon
BMedSci (Hons), BMBS, PhD, FRCS (gen surg)
The Meriden Hospital
Consultant Surgeon
MBBCh, FRCS(Gen), FRCS(Ed), MS
Bishops Wood Hospital 1 more The Clementine Churchill Hospital
Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon
MB ChB, MRCS, FRCS (general surgery), MD
Kings Park Hospital
Laparoscopic, General and Colorectal Consultant Surgeon
MD, MRCS (England), FRCS
The Blackheath Hospital