What conditions can require a pouch?
Certain surgical procedures require bypassing the normal human processes of excreting waste products. Conditions requiring this are fairly common resulting from colon cancer and other diseases such as Crohn’s disease that require partial or complete removal of the colon or partial removal or dysfunction of the urinary system. After the colon heals a few months later the need for the pouch is often eliminated by a second operation. Other conditions such as paralysis of the lower body may also require such an operation.
