hi all

new here so be gentle lol
had UC for 12 years before having a sub total colectomy had been advised i could have a j pouch created for revearal but last year i took ill only for them to find crohns in small bowell

wot i was wondering anyone had the same and went on to have revearsal
my consultan says it cant be done

jlm

Hi and welcome.

I am mum to Ben, an 11year old boy with crohn's, diagnosed 2 years ago. We are at a point where his only options are either to start infliximab infusions or formation of an ileostomy. We had thought that this would be temporary, but when we spoke to our consultant last week, he informed us that because it's crohns', the stoma would be permanent. He said that if it was UC, then it would be reversible. I don't know if this is always the case for definite, but it is for us at the moment. We are going to try infliximab.

Hope you are currently well, take care,

Mary