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Symptoms Following Ileostomy Reversal

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Cheryl Orr

If all or part of the large intestine requires removal due to disease or cancer, the end of the small intestine -- the ileum -- temporarily connects to the outside of the body through a small hole in the abdominal wall. Stool collects in special bags over this opening.

Cheryl Orr is a board-certified anesthesiologist who began writing professionally in 2010. She has been published in "Anesthesiology" and the "Journal of Clinical Anesthesia." She authored "General Anesthesia for Trauma" in the reference text "TRAUMA: Emergency Resuscitation, Perioperative Anesthesia, Surgical Management," published in 2007. Orr earned her medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh.