There’s revulsion with stoma contents. Stomas have their problems: 70 per cent of people get a parastomal hernia (when loops of intestine bulge through weakened abdominal muscles behind the ...

When you have a colostomy or ileostomy the end of your bowel is brought through an opening on your tummy (abdomen). The opening is called a stoma. If the small bowel (ileum) is brought out onto the ...

If the term stoma is new to you, let’s delve deeper into what they are and the common misunderstanding and myths surrounding ...