Dannii Sterling doesn't know how long her daughter Billie would survive without a tracheostomy tube, so it's a race against ...

Peristomal dermatoses commonly afflict the area around stoma openings in ostomy patients. These complications, however, are often unreported by patients and remain untreated for years, thus ...

Having a colostomy for anal cancer A colostomy is an operation to bring the end of your large bowel (colon) out onto the surface of your tummy (abdomen). A colostomy is a type of stoma . You might ...

Waste moves from your body through the stoma involuntarily and into a pouch called an ostomy bag, which collects feces. Ostomy bags are odor-free and sealed to prevent leaks, but they need to be ...

WebMD provides answers to questions about living with a colostomy, including care, travel, and supplies.