thanks so much for the imformation! i really appreciate it and im definitely going to research it!
I too had Ulcerative Colitis for 4 years. I got a parasite in Japan and it turned into Cdif, then UC. My first bout of it was bad and with meds I was fine for 2 years. Then I got pregnant. I was fine until a Dr prescribed me an antibiotic for a resp. infection. No one told me that antibiotics could flare the UC. I nearly lost my baby. Then during my C-section they gave me another antibiotic that flared my barely settled previous flare. After that I never got better. I was sick constantly and had to have my mother take care of my baby for the first month because I was physically unable. Finally after seeing 3 surgeons I decided to have the J-Pouch procedure (illeo-anal anastamosis). Its 2 surgeries. Research it. Its 2 surgeries with a illeostomy bag for 3 months. After the 1st surgery it took a couple weeks to get back on my feet. After the 2nd it was about a week. The illeostomy bag was a little hard to handle too. But would I do the surgery again??? ABSOLUTELY YES!!! Infact I wouldnt have waited 2 years after my baby was born. I missed out on so much of her life. I cant even remember a lot of it because I was so sick all of the time. A really hard part for me was finding out that when they took my large intestine out of me, it was DEAD. Black and Grey is what they told my family. They had to check with the pathologist to see if there was more than UC. If I had - had the surgery after my daughter was born, I wouldnt have missed out on her first 2 years. She wasnt even taken to the park until she was almost 3 because I couldnt go anywhere without a bathroom. Now I am cured of UC, no chance of Cancer and my life is 1000% better. Do research on the J-Pouch and talk to your Gastroenterologist. It really saved my life. Take care Ps. I was on 31 pills a day before my surgery. I am on 0 pills now. Life is good!!!