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, recovery, and more.

If the large bowel (colon) is brought out, it is called a colostomy. You might have a temporary colostomy or ileostomy. This is done after surgery to allow time for your bowel to heal. You have ...

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

Context for Practice: Cancer-Related Wounds, Cost of Living With a New Fecal Ostomy, Intermittent Catheterization Education, and Innovation in Catheter Design.

"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 ...

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