J-Pouch Surgery

J-Pouch surgery is a kind of ostomy. It also creates a pouch or bag, but the difference is its placement. It is not an artificial pouching system attached to the puter side of the abdominal wall. It does not attach to the stoma or opening. Well, it is also fabricated by the doctors, but the location is not the patient’s abdomen. It appears on the internal organ, on the digestive tract. A j-pouch develops on the ileum or small intestine. When a patient’s anus can function, but the colon or large intestine needs removal; thus, surgeons create a J, W, or S shape bag on the ileum. It collects the stool from the body and releases it through the anus. Thus, the stoma does not discharge the feces in the j-pouching procedure.

Procedure for J-Pouch Surgery

The other scientific name of pouch surgery is the ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA). When a person’s colon or large intestine shows damaged tissues, blockage in the canal, or any kind of injury, but the anus is in good condition and it can eject the stool, then a patient needs the j-pouch surgery. This pouch appears on the small intestine or ileum. Surgeons fabricate a sack on the ileum after the removal of the colon. They connect the j-pouch to the anus. During surgery, doctors delete the damaged tissues, blockages, and injuries; therefore, they will have to eliminate the entire colon. However, the build a linkage between the ileum and anus. This link first collects the liquid stool from the small intestine, then allows it to exit from the anus upon the movement of bowel. This is a risky procedure and not appropriate for every patient. Many old age people cannot bear the pain and procedure of ileoanal operation. Moreover, it is not a temporary pouch; therefore, it needs a reversal and closure of the S, J, or W sacks. Merely, it requires another surgery, so cancer patients, diabetic people, heart patients, and old age people are not suitable for this sort of therapy. They will have to go through the ileostomy, instead of J-Pouch surgery.

Why a Patient Needs J-Pouch Surgery?

When there is an infection, blockage, or damage appear in the large intestine, then a patient requires the j-pouch operation. It does not signify that every type of disease or infection in the colon will go through the ileoanal operation. There are very few circumstances in which doctors perform this type of surgery. Moreover, not every age and person needs this ileoanal procedure.

When a few damages tissues in the colon needs removal, then doctors perform a j-pouch operation. Moreover, a patient should be between the age of twenty to forty and overall healthy.

An ileoanal operation candidate should be:

1. Overall healthy.
2. Do not suffer from any type of cancer or any other disease.
3. Only have damaged tissues in the colon.
4. There is no other sever problem in the small intestine or rectum.
5. Tissues of the colon cannot function.
6. Not an old person.
7. He/she is not bulky or overweight.
8. Do not have heart disease, cancer, kidneys infection, or diabetes.

Care for J-Pouch Patients

The people who have gone through the j-pouch surgery needs diet care. They do not have to wear an artificial ostomy pouching system on any part of the body, but they need a vigilant diet routine. A patient should not do heavy work out, such as lifting weight or abs exercise. Moreover, do not eat food items that source loose motion or diarrhea. Therefore avoid eating mangoes, oranges, cucumbers, red beans, pulses, and eggplants. Do not drink alcohol and carbonated drinks.