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Most of your large intestine has been surgically removed. Your rectum was left in your body.

The large intestine (colon) is like an upside down U in the abdomen. The first part lies in the lower right corner of the abdomen. Then it continues upwards and runs across from right to left. Then it descends again. There then follows an S-shaped part located on the bottom left side of the abdomen, which then merges into the rectum. The rectum is the last section of the large intestine (colon). In the colon, water and salts are taken from the bolus. The stool is then excreted via the rectum.

To remove your large intestine, your abdomen was opened by making an incision in your skin. The operation involved cutting out your large intestine up to your rectum. To do this, your large intestine was separated from your small intestine at its top end.

The rectum that remains has been sealed off. A small hole was then cut in your abdominal wall. The end of your small intestine was then stitched to the hole. The intestinal waste now comes out through this artificial outlet of the intestine.