You may be a candidate for C-tube insertion if you:

• experience fecal incontinence with troublesome soiling
• don’t respond well to rectal enemas or other methods

You may not be a candidate for C-tube insertion if you:

• have had previous abdominal surgical procedures
• have a disease that affects blood clotting
• have known medical problems that put you at risk during
  the procedure or sedation
• have excessive soft tissue between the skin surface and the
  cecum. (These patients may keep the temporary tube as their
  permanent tube.)

Ultimately, only you and your doctor can decide if a C-tube is right
for you.