Oh that is a lot for a 25 year old to have gone through I hope you get lots of feedback here to help him. When my one daughter 21 had bowel blockage (after being turned away with pain from 2 hospitals whose drs said as white blood count not high, not appendix).... anyway, couple days later had 18 inches bowel removed their saying Crohns and then on I think steroid meds. She by then married and lived another City so I dont know all details, but after about a year she went off pills and now is 55, tomorrow , she only has b.m. about once or maybe twice a week but is not open to discussion about it with me. One of the fortunate ones she feels. Wish I knew of something to help, but can only say I wish him the best and hope that there will be a big improvement in his health soon... "just" having ibs=d, F.I., and radiation damage to bowel myself I have and always will have bowel issues....horrible.... not often discussed in public but glad it can be on this site, which has been very very helpful. Best wishes, J.