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Your artificial anus has been surgically enlarged.

The intestines are made up of the small intestine and the large intestine or colon. Most of the nutrients are absorbed in the small intestine. The large intestine (colon) is where water and salt are withdrawn from the stool. The last segment of the large intestine (colon) is the rectum. Stool then leaves the body through the anus.

An artificial anus can be used, for example, to get food straight to the small intestine using a tube. An artificial anus also sometimes transports the intestinal contents outwards via an opening in the abdominal wall. The intestinal contents are then usually routed straight to a bag at the opening itself. This type of artificial anus can be created, for example, to protect the intestine for a while.

The opening of the artificial anus sometimes becomes too narrow over time. The opening can then be surgically widened. The body’s own tissue or synthetic material can be used to achieve this.