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 ...

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

Then you’ll get a plastic pouch over the stoma to collect wastes. You'll stay in the hospital for a few days to a week after your surgery. Before you leave there, a doctor or nurse will teach ...

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

Poppy Williams, 27, from Cardiff, was left with a stoma after emergency surgery in December 2021 and initially thought her "life was over". "But then I thought, my stoma isn't going away.