Way I see it, it's a mixed bag, reward/risk wise. Back in '85, I suffered a burst diverticuli. (Livi will probably agree here) According to the surgeon, I was lucky that some new broad spectrum antibiotics had just become available...otherwise I wouldn't be here to bug you guys in 2007...
Let me tell ya guys...there is nothing like living with a stoma for a few months to make you appreciate your A-hole. To this day, I try to avoid being far from a toilet...missing a chunk of big intestine will do that to a guy.
