An inspiring 28-year-old woman whose colon and rectum were removed says she feels more body confident since her stoma bag was fitted, and is now proudly displaying it in bikinis and lingerie on social ...

Stoma care, diet changes, and potential complications are just some of the things to expect after colostomy surgery. You’ll learn how to manage these aspects of recovery before you leave the hospital.

A stoma hernia, or parastomal hernia, may develop following an ileostomy. This happens when part of the intestine protrudes through a weakness in the abdominal wall around the stoma. Surgery can help ...

You can have surgery to reverse your colostomy or ileostomy. It's called an ostomy reversal. Your surgeon will sew the ends of your intestine (bowel) back together. This surgery "reverses" your ...

Colostomy prolapse is a complication of colostomy surgery where the bowel protrudes through the stoma. This complication can make it hard to care for the stoma and may affect quality of life. A ...

With this procedure, a surgically created opening in the abdomen allows bodily waste to be rerouted into what's called a stoma bag, or an ostomy bag, which needs to be emptied and cleaned periodically ...

For the thousands of people suffering from bladder or digestive diseases, such as cancer, Crohn’s disease, diverticulitis or ulcerative colitis, an ostomy can be the start of a new and healthier life.

Skin irritations, stoma retractions, prolapse, or blockage are some of the more common complications of a colostomy. About 150,000 new colostomies or ileostomies are performed each year in the United ...

Alyssa Clarke and Mary Gloeckner both work in Trinity’s system: Gloeckner started the first ostomy program in the Quad-Cities in the 1970s and also founded the support group. Additionally, there is a ...