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 colostomy bag diverts stool from your colon. Learn how different foods, including chocolate and sweets, can affect your bowel movements with an ostomy. A colostomy is a surgical hole, or “stoma,” ...

A stoma is an opening from an area inside your body to the outside, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. (Photo: Getty Images) You may not know the word for it, but odds are you've seen ...

Hannah Witton, 27, from Manchester, is a YouTuber and author of Doing It! and The Hormone Diaries. When ulcerative colitis left her with a stoma, Witton adjusted to her new normal. But the enduring ...

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 ...

In November 2021, 29-year-old Holly Fleet was in an emergency ward, undergoing surgery to remove her colon. Just over a year later, she is pregnant with her first baby. Fleet, aka Stomababe, was ...

We stan body inclusivity in all forms, be it brands who are actively including models with limb differences (shout out to Schuh and Nike!) in their marketing, or those which stock a wide range of ...

Ileostomy and colostomy are both surgical procedures to create an opening in the abdomen to reroute the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Diversion colitis (DC) is a condition that causes a part of the ...

You may not know the word for it, but odds are you've seen a stoma bag before. But while these pouches can be lifesavers for people with certain health conditions, there's a lot the general public ...