Types, what to expect, and more

The type of care necessary after a procedure depends on what is done, explains byul Shukla, MD, regional chief of the colon and rectal surgery in Northwell Health in New York. For example, if you have a stomach bag, care involves ensuring that your stoma is not infected and that you do not effectively encounter problems with the emptying of stoma. If you have a J Sachet, follow-up will understand that there is no inflammation with the internal tank, he says.

“For both surgeries, your health team will talk about nutritional changes, you may need to maintain controlled inflammation and do postoperative blood to detect any inflammation or infection at an early stage,” said Dr. Shukla. With a proctocolctomy, there should be no need for additional UC drugs, but it is always important to follow symptoms and make regular surveillance visits with your doctor, he said.