An ostomy is a surgical procedure creating an opening, or "stoma," on the abdomen to allow waste to exit the body. This may ...

Daisy is under the care of Birmingham Children's Hospital and will be part of an event to raise awareness of young people who ...

For individuals undergoing life-saving ostomy surgery due to conditions like Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, or colorectal cancer, adapting to an ostomy bag often marks a significant life ...

A colostomy is an opening that connects the large bowel, or colon, to the skin. The stool draining from a colostomy will be pasty. Ostomy pouch. An ostomy pouch is the bag that collects the stool ...

In 2019, when I knew I’d exhausted every avenue and been under the care of several consultants at different hospitals, I finally accepted that having a stoma bag fitted was the best option.

Many ostomy bag-related issues can be self-managed, though some concerns, like severe skin breakdown, may need medical ...

"I am really comfortable and happy with my stoma. I don't care what anyone thinks ... "If it wasn't for my bag, I wouldn't have been able to have children. If it wasn't for my bag, I never ...

Like many teenage girls, Daisy, 15, loves fashion and experimenting with clothes. When she was nine, she had surgery after years of suffering with a painful bowel condition called ulcerative ...

[4] The application of these products affects the adhesion of the stoma equipment ... that lotions containing propylene glycol impaired bag adhesion even after they were allowed to evaporate.

Your poo no longer passes out of your body through your back passage. Instead it passes out through the stoma. You wear a bag stuck onto the skin over the stoma to collect your poo. You might have a ...