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How long is the recovery time from an ileostomy?
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Reason for ileostomy: Recovery includes ability to take care of stoma, if it a temporary ileostomy , or simple should recover with in 4 ws, if a complex ileostomy with pouch resvoir may take 8 wks or more. In a older person need more time.
Answered 9/21/2012
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Depends: If you are having a full abdominal surgery with intestinal removal, then a few days in the hospital and 6 week recovery with gradual increasing activities would be common. If it is only an operation for repairing or revising an ileostomy, then it would be a shorter surgery and return to home the same day with quicker return to normal. If the surgery is laparoscopic, then recovery would be faster.
Answered 7/7/2012
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