According to the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), two new equine premises in Colorado, located in ...

Ostomies are indicated after bowel resection when an anastomosis is not feasible or must be deferred, with colostomy and ileostomy providing controlled diversion through a stoma. Common management ...

Schaps is general surgery resident at Duke University Health System, a member of the United Ostomy Associations of America advocacy committee, and a Department of Veterans Affairs quality scholar. The ...

If your doctor suggests an ostomy for your ulcerative colitis (UC), you may have a long list of questions: How will I feel after the surgery? Can I still work, travel, and exercise? Will my life ...

Readers reflect on their experiences of urostomy after reading our interview with Tracey Emin In your interview with Tracey Emin about A Second Life, her forthcoming major exhibition at Tate Modern, ...

If you’ve ever walked through Covent Garden’s market hall, you’ll know the Crusting Pipe. Located on the lower ground floor of the complex, you’ve likely looked down on its winers and diners from ...

Lucy Smith Butler, 27, had a stoma fitted in 2019 "I always say my stoma bag is my bag for life. It's my new accessory. You don't have to hide it." Lucy Smith-Butler, from Rochdale in Greater ...

Gill Castle (left) is leading a group of women up Kilimanjaro In September 2023, Gill Castle became the first person with a stoma to swim the channel and now she is embarking on a new challenge. She ...

Although it changes everyday life in terms of how you deal with urine and stool, that's not the only shift. Sex and intimacy with an ostomy bag can come with challenges. "In this situation, you can ...

The Traitors star Mollie Pearce has appealed for better facilities for people that use stoma bags after several incidents in which she has had to use the floor of public toilets. Ms Pearce, from ...

An ostomy pouch is a collection system you wear on your body following a lifesaving ostomy surgery, which reroutes how your body expels waste. An ostomy pouch collects urine or feces from a stoma, an ...

What started as a private health battle became a public journey of self-love and resilience, all while learning to rock an ostomy bag Sara Levitt (2) Sara Levitt is a model and content creator with ...