The Stoma Decision: Pros and Cons of Ostomy Surgery
Making the decision In 2016, when I was first diagnosed with IBD, the idea of having ileostomy surgery sometime in the future didn’t even register on my radar. I barely even knew what an ostomy was. Flash forward four years to 2020 – I had been ridiculously sick for several years. Failed three biologics. Diets, supplements, medications, mountains of prednisone…none of that was working. I was still having massive inflammation. I had zero quality of…