It did help my daughter in that regard but she has a whole new set of issues now.

My understanding is that if is just the peripheral variety that follows the disease course, colectomy will help. But, if it is the spondyltitis type, involving the sacroiliac joints and hips, it probably won't make a difference.

My enteropthic arhtritis did not rally bloom until nearly a decade after my colectomy surgery.

So, the short answer is, it depends.

Jan

Surgery is needed if the joint damages are more and it can't be treated but as you are telling that he is going for surgery, yes surgery help but you have to be concern about certain things.Till then you can go for NSAIDs for pain relieving.

The cause of the joint pain has to be clarified, if possible. Colectomy isn't generally suggested for joint pain, though some folks here have seen improvement.

I developed joint pain around the same time I was diagnosed with UC 24 years ago, was diagnosed with arthritis soon after. . During my J pouch surgeries I still had severe joint pain. It will be 3 years this October since my takedown and i still suffer from it. I had all my siurgeries at Cleveland Clinic and I am going to see Dr. Bunyard there in two weeks he is a rheumatologist. Everyone is different but my pain never went away after my surgeries.

I was thinking about my joint pain a few days ago. I haven't noticed any hip or knee pain since my Jpouch creation. I still have ankle pain but I attribute that more to skating injuries. So my answer is yes.

However, would I go through with this procedure just to avoid joint pain? No way!