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Fistula tied to Colitis

Post a new topicby livingwith on Wed Apr 02, 2008 3:44 pm


I was diagnosed with Crohns disease in 1986.. Then moved to Missouri and the new diagnosis was Ulcerative Colitis, which is better.. I had a fistula in 1982 and a general surgeon opened it up to the air and stuffed with gauze and no problems until 2005. Then, as I had seen 19 years before, the symptoms reappeared with the fistula exiting the skin on my left bottock [buttock]. Then another appeared on my right buttock a few weeks later. My gasterologist [gastrosaid I need a fistulotomy with seton...Read the full article

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