Adjusting to life with an ostomy can be challenging, both physically and financially. From finding the right pouching system to managing daily care, it often takes time, patience and the right ...

Not everyone with colorectal cancers and bowel diseases needs a colostomy. You may be able to avoid ostomy surgery, depending on the reason for it. A colostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an ...

Beginning tomorrow, you will have about an inch of your small bowel outside your body, and an ostomy pouching system will be covering the stoma." The realization of what was going to happen ...

In this piece, we will take a look at the 15 biggest ostomy companies and suppliers in the world. For more companies, head on over to 5 Biggest Ostomy Companies and Suppliers in the World. Advances in ...

“We can’t keep taking sections out of your gut and suturing you back together. It’s time to discuss ostomy surgery,” my doctor said. I was 34. My reaction was ...