--- In ileostomy@yahoogroups.com, "Mary" <aggiemama89@...> wrote:
>
> I had J-pouch surgury 3 years ago. My temporary Illiostomy was on
the
> left side about 4 inches below and to the left of my navel (looking
> down). Everything has been a booming success. My only complaint is
> that anytime I try to do any ab work I get a terrible muscle spasm
> around that area, and so I usually just don't do ab exercises. Has
> anyone else had this experience, and is there anything you can do
about
> it?
>
hi there,
i had the same problem, because of hernia.