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 ...

A KNOWN hospital in the province is offering several "firsts" in medical care following the opening of new facilities on ...

Context for Practice: Cancer-Related Wounds, Cost of Living With a New Fecal Ostomy, Intermittent Catheterization Education, and Innovation in Catheter Design.

The opening is called a stoma. If the small bowel (ileum) is brought out onto the abdominal wall, it is called an ileostomy. If the large bowel (colon) is brought out, it is called a colostomy. You ...

Far West Local Health District (FWLHD) in Australia has launched a chronic and complex wound and stoma care clinic following a 20-week trial. Located at Broken Hill Hospital, the clinic will ...

A woman is documenting her experiencing living with a stoma bag – including shopping for a wedding dress – because she wants to "normalise it and break the stigma". Poppy Williams, 27 ...

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 ...