Ileostomy and colostomy are two types of ostomy surgery that treat diseases and conditions affecting the digestive system. Both include the creation of a stoma, by which a small piece of intestine ...

You may need an ostomy bag either permanently or temporarily after an ostomy surgery, which changes the way waste leaves your ...

After being diagnosed with rectal cancer, Iona Woolmington learned she needed an ileostomy. Her experience led her to write ...

Doctors typically treat Hirschsprung disease with surgery to remove part of the intestine. Learn about surgical procedures, recovery, and more.

You wear a bag stuck onto the skin over the stoma to collect your poo. You might have a temporary colostomy with surgery to remove part of the colon. This is to give your colon time to rest and heal ...

Debbie Kinder of Charleston, West Virginia has used an ostomy bag for around four years. Her nonprofit, Kinder's Closet, ...

Three months after surgery, there are usually no specific ... To do this: Remove the dressing over the stoma and throw it out. Separate the catheter from the drainage bag and drain the contents ...

"If we don't talk about it, if we don't teach people, how are they going to know to accept us for who we are?" says Jessica Grossman, who founded the nonprofit Uncover Ostomy Jessica Grossman was ...