During ostomy surgery, a surgeon creates an opening in the intestine, called a stoma, which is then fixed to the abdominal wall to allow waste to leave the body. This procedure may be necessary for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

How to provide care and support for people with a stoma, including types of urinary and faecal stomas and recognising and managing common stoma complications. Abstract A stoma is an opening in the ...

Growing up with a chronic illness, Sara Levitt was forced to undergo emergency colon surgery that left her with an ostomy bag. At age 13, Levitt, from Montreal, Canada, thought her life was over and ...

A stoma is an opening in your belly's wall that a surgeon makes in order for waste to leave your body if you can't have a bowel movement through your rectum. You might get one if you have surgery to ...

Emma Sellars has had a stoma bag since the age of 17 "In the six years I've had a stoma, I've had one toilet that's been completely accessible for me," says Emma Sellars. "It is a real downer to be ...