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.

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

As part of CURE®’s Heal at Home series, we offer a guide on ostomies following surgery and how patients can best care for their stomas. These are just some of the questions that Stephanie S. Yates, a ...

Additionally, there is a Quad-City chapter of the United Ostomy Association of America, which is based in Roseville, Minn. This organization helps patients live a normal life after surgery. It also ...

An ileostomy and a colostomy are both forms of ostomy surgery. Although they are similar, ileostomies and colostomies involve different parts of the bowel. Ostomy surgery, or bowel diversion, is a ...

A loop colostomy is a procedure that enables a person to pass stool when their bowel is not functioning correctly. It involves surgeons opening up a loop of the colon through the stomach to form a ...

Manhasset-based North Shore University Hospital, part of the Northwell Health system, has opened an ostomy clinic. Ostomy surgery allows waste or urine pass through an opening in the abdomen to a ...

Prolapsed stoma is when a piece of your intestine pushes out through the stoma, or opening, in your belly. It’s a possible complication of colostomy or ileostomy surgery. A prolapsed stoma may look ...