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Living with long-term bowel side effects post anal cancer treatment
Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Feb 11 2:13pm | Replies (85)Comment receiving replies
Why couldn't these people have a colostomy as a fix for the incontinence?
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@tsch those can break in the middle of the night too. nothing is perfect. Better to not have an operation if it is not necessary.
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The daily maintenance for a colostomy is significant. I only had a colostomy for 90 days but watched my step-father deal daily with his for 30 years. Colostomy would not be my first choice if I could deal with incontinence with nutrition, food intake schedule, over the counter medications, pelvic floor exercises and planning, and when all else fails an occasion Depends