Hello, I was diagnosed with UC when I was 18, a LONG time ago. I lived with it for 5 years before having the surgery. I had the J pouch built, which included removing a portion of my rectum. Recently I've developed a pain deep in my rectum that has an achy type feel along with a slight burning feel. My wife and mother(who still worries to death about me, bless her heart!) floated a theory that I may have developed UC in the cuff or the portion of rectum I have left. Is this possible? I sure hope not, but if that were to be possible, I'm the guy who would have it!
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Yes, it is possible. In fact, it is one of the more common complications. It is called cuffitis, and is inflammation of the retained rectal cuff. You'll find a lot of posts here about it.
Jan
Jan
You say a "portion" of your rectum was removed. The more rectal cuff you have the more likely you could develop cuffitis. You will need to get checked out by your doctor preferably someone experienced with j pouches.