Preparing for Colostomy Reversal in January: Enemas Required?

I am looking forward to a reversal in January. I have a colostomy due to a perforated bowel from a fistula- Crohns-. The surgeon wants me to do water enemas twice a week in preparation. Is this to cleanse or to stimulate the colon to work again? It has been 9 months since my surgery.thanks...... Jean

to stimulate. good luck w/surgery.

I had so much incontinence after my 1st resection d/t fistulizing crohns, that after getting the ostomy with surgery #2, I kept my "temp" ostomy.

Thanks, I am willing to try it once, if it doesn't work out, I would be fine having the ostomy for good. Did you have a lap or full surgery? How long were you symptom- free of your Crohns?

Full surgery, gutted like a fish from stem to stern.  They resect'd one portion 1st surgery, 4 resections during 2nd surgery, including the ostomy.  I have never gone back to regular stool.  But otherwise I had 2 years of mostly pain-free-ness.  It's come back this year, bleck, but not too bad.

I have been healthy, except for joint pain. After my surgery they are putting me on azathioprine to hopefully keep me in remission and apparently the meds will also help the joint pain.

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