Inclusion Criteria:  All patients who have a defunctioning ileostomy after a colorectal surgery  Exclusion Criteria:  When performed to cover unsatisfactory anastomosis Positive air-leak test Those experienced postoperative complications Those with preoperative (1st operation) albumin below 3.5gm/dL. Immunocompromised patients e.g on steroids or have uncontrolled DM.