Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Key Takeaways Colostomy surgery creates an opening in your abdomen to pass waste, which collects in a bag.Some colostomies are temporary and can be reversed ...

I didn't know what my life would be like after ostomy surgery, and I was still terrified of my decision to go ahead with the surgical procedure. The surgeon explained how he would surgically remove ...

Earlier this month, a man who did not want to live with a stoma died after a judge ruled life-support treatment could end. His story caused an outpouring of shock amongst the stoma community and ...

The steps I took to find my rhythm began many years ago. I grew up watching Dick Clark’s “American Bandstand,” jitterbugging in front of the small, square, black and white television in the living ...

A stoma is an opening in your abdomen that allows waste to exit your body, rather than going through your digestive system. They’re used when part of your bowels or bladder either need to heal or be ...

Yet it was meeting a nine-year-old girl, who also lives with a stoma, that has enabled him to talk publicly about his experiences for the first time. Mr Lamb and Katie spoke to the BBC about living ...

Ileostomy is a surgical procedure where the lower end of the small intestine is diverted to an artificial opening in the abdominal wall so that it can expel out its contents to the exterior. The ...

Patients can be reassured that delays in stoma reversal surgery do not affect long-term outcomes according to research funded by Bowel Cancer UK and North West Cancer Research. The Lancaster ...

A self-help group for area ostomy patients wants to get the word out that ostomy surgery isn’t something that needs to be whispered about. “The program is well-known, but the problem is the type of ...

A 39-year-old colorectal cancer survivor talks about her experience living with a permanent stoma A stoma is a surgically created opening on the abdomen's surface to divert the flow of faeces, which ...

Some people have permanent ileostomies, but others may be eligible for an ileostomy reversal. The timing of an ileostomy reversal post-surgery may be different for each individual, depending on ...