For many people diagnosed with colorectal cancer, surgery can bring lifesaving treatment but also lasting changes.

AT THE age of 13, Jessica Grossman was given a life-changing ultimatum by her doctor. To have ostomy surgery, or die. Now, her decision to live has helped thousands. Jessica had spent the last five ...

Ostomy, colostomy and ileostomy and the images they convey, produce dread in many people who know very little about them. When the physician first mentions an ostomy, most patients have negative ...

A nurse who suffered from such a severe undiagnosed stomach condition that she pleaded with doctors to allow her to have ostomy surgery is now on a mission to break the stigma surrounding stoma bags.

As mentioned, an ileostomy is a surgical procedure that alters the way stool leaves the body. Typically, ileostomies are performed when the large intestine (also known as the colon) is not functioning ...