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If your colon is removed and nothing else is done for you, you will die.
In modern medicine removal of part or all of the colon is accompanied by provision of a colostomy or iliostomy, where the remaining end of the colon or of the small intestine is brought through the abdominal wall to the exterior. A replaceable bag is attached at that point to catch and accumulate the liquids that would otherwise pass through the colon to the rectum for elimination. The bag is emptied or replaced periodically.
You may need to follow a different diet, depending on how much of the colon was removed, and will not have bowel movements (all that goes into the bag without your conscious control), but your life can be relatively normal as long as you take good care in cleaning the ostomy and in dealing with the bag.
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∙ 11y agoAbsorption of water will be disrupted.
What is the effect of this. Will it only be looser stools?
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What changes are expected if only the sigmoid colon is removed?
The sigmoid colon is the last section of the colon and a person can function very well without it.
Is the sigmoid colon and the colon the same?
The sigmoid colon is the last section of the colon (large intestine).
What is sigmoid cancer?
its cancer in the colon. sigmoid is part of the colon.
What part of the colon is located right before the rectum?
the sigmoid colon is directly before the rectum.
What is the medical term meaning inflammnation of the sigmoid colon?
sigmioditisinflammation of the sigmoid colon is Sigmoiditis.sigmoiditis
What abdominal quadrant best describes the location of the sigmoid colon?
The sigmoid colon is located in the lower left quadrant of the abdomen.
What are the 4 divisions of the colon?
There are actually more than 6. I believe they would be the cecum, ascending colon, hepatic flexure, transverse colon, colic (or splenic) flexure, descending colon, and sigmoid colon.
What is the sigmoid colon wall?
The sigmoid colon refers to the lower portion of the colon. In people who have diverticulitis, the sigmoid colon walls will develop pouches which trap food. This causes intestinal pain and bowel problems.
What are the four portions of the colon?
The Sigmoid Colon is the fourth colon..
What is a distal sigmoID?
Distal sigmoid colon is the last segment of your colon before the rectum begins. The colon segments (in order from proximal to distal) are: ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid.
What is the last section of the colon?
sigmoid colon
What is the function of sigmoid flexure?
Sigmoid colonThe sigmoid colon is the part of the large intestine after the descending colon and before the rectum. The name sigmoid means S-shaped (see sigmoid). The walls of the sigmoid colon are muscular, and contract to increase the pressure inside the colon, causing the stool to move into the rectum.The sigmoid colon is supplied with blood from several branches (usually between 2 and 6) of the sigmoid arteries, a branch of the IMA. The IMA terminates as the superior rectal artery.
