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Pouchitis is swelling and irritation, called inflammation, in the lining of a pouch made during surgery to remove the colon. The pouch is made to treat a bowel disease called ulcerative colitis and some other diseases.<\/p>\n

Many people with ulcerative colitis need to have their colons taken out. Surgeons use a procedure called ileoanal anastomosis (J-pouch) surgery to connect the bowel again after taking out the colon.<\/p>\n

In J-pouch<\/abbr> surgery, surgeons use the end of the small intestine, called the ileum, to make a pouch shaped like the letter J. Surgeons attach the pouch inside the body to the area just above the anus. The pouch holds stool before it leaves the body.<\/p>\n

Pouchitis is a complication of J-pouch<\/abbr> surgery. It happens in nearly one-half of the people who have the procedure.<\/p>\n

Symptoms of pouchitis can include diarrhea, belly pain, joint pain, cramps and fever. Other symptoms include passing stool more often, stool leakage at night, trouble controlling stool passage and a strong urge to pass stool.<\/p>\n

The cause of pouchitis is unknown. The condition appears to be due to an interaction between bacteria in the pouch and an underlying issue with the immune system.<\/p>\n

Some factors that can increase the risk of developing pouchitis include:<\/p>\n