It is estimated that about one in 300 people in Ireland have an ostomy, with around 2,500 new ostomies formed each year across the country. Needless to say, adapting to life after major surgery can ...

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The feeding and care instructions we leave say as much about us as they do about our furry companions. By Judith Newman The author has owned her share of dogs, gerbils, iguanas, boa constrictors and ...

On a quiet April morning, in a busy hospital ward, the care team met Madam Lee for the first time. Just a few hours before this, she had undergone an emergency operation that would change her life ...

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 ...

You will need to learn how to take care of your urostomy at home. You may also want a family member, caregiver or friend to learn in case you need help. There is more than one way to care for your ...

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 ...

Traitors runner-up Mollie Pearce is backing a campaign to improve public toilets The Traitors star Mollie Pearce has appealed for better facilities for people that use stoma bags after several ...

A vital NHS Scotland contract has been secured by a Lanarkshire business for its 'life-changing' stoma bag product. Confidence Plus was founded in East Kilbride in 2019 by Anne Inch and Lisa Crombie, ...

A Lanarkshire business has secured a vital NHS Scotland contract for its innovative stoma bag accompaniment after the business owner received support from Business Gateway. Did you know with a Digital ...

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 ...

But look again at the results of that photoshoot here, and just above his belt is the singer-songwriter’s stoma – a permanent opening in his bowel that allows his faeces to collect in a pouch. For Tom ...