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In the past you were given an artificial anus. An artificial anus has now again been made in your duodenum.

The small intestine is the longest section of the digestive tract. It consists of 3 sections. The 1st section begins immediately after the stomach and is called the duodenum. The gallbladder and the pancreas secrete the digestive juices in this section. The jejunum and ileum sections come next. The nutrients are absorbed into the blood from the food in the small intestine. The small intestine is followed by the large intestine.

An artificial anus can be used, for example, to get food straight to the small intestine using a tube.

If an artificial anus stops working properly, a new anus may be made. To do this, a new opening is cut in another site in the abdominal wall. Another section of the intestine is then also sometimes used. The openings in the abdominal wall and in the intestine that were previously used are sealed off. A piece of intestine is also sometimes removed in the process.