We’ve put together some frequently asked questions from relevant websites and our experiences that might help you better prepare before and after bowel surgery.

​These are just suggestions for what you might want to ask your doctor and what you may want to ask of someone else who experienced bowel surgery. 

Questions to ask other patients and caregivers

Tips from patients and experts to help you decide who you want to share the news with, what you want to say and how you want to say it.

Questions to ask doctors

Example questions to ask your doctor before bowel surgery.

This website is for people who have planned abdominal surgery for conditions like colorectal cancer, stomach cancer, Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Diverticular Disease, Polyps or other digestive / gastro-intestinal diseases.