A Colostomy is a surgical procedure that bypasses the digestive tract therefore producing another track for Bowell movements. This is required when there is disease or damage to the gastrointestinal tract. This process requires the connection of a section of the colon to an opening in the skin from the abdomen. A Stoma is the opening which allows the waste to empty. The waste then drains into a pouch called a colostomy pouch. A Colostomy can be temporary or permanent depending on the intent. If the intent is temporary, the colostomy could be reversed when the intestine is healed. In these cases the Stoma would closed. Inside a colostomy, choices will cut away the diseases or damaged part of the colon. The greater colon that can be used may lead up to the more solidity of the stool.
Patients with Chrohn's disease or Ulcerative Colitis experience discomfort and sudden urges to pass stool. A colostomy
A colostomy can be permanent or temporary. In intestinal surgeries where healing is needed, the drainage of waster can be re-routed away from the surgical site to allow recovery. Once the intestines are working properly again, the colostomy is reversed and also the stoma closed.
A colostomy may be needed in severe installments of bowel disease, such as Chrohn's disease or Ulcerative Colitis. Because the colon functions so poorly, patients experience extreme discomfort and unpredictable urges to pass stool. If conservative treatments don't improve the situation, a colostomy can provide significant relief of symptoms.