You may not know the word for it, but odds are you've seen a stoma bag before. But while these pouches can be lifesavers for people with certain health conditions, there's a lot the general public ...

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 ...

Jackie says that it's possible to live life to the full when you have a stoma Living with a stoma is not always easy. Natalie Toper from London spoke to the BBC about her reaction when she found out ...

Frequent emptying and changing of a pouch can help people take care of their urostomy. It is important to empty and clean the pouch regularly to stop bacteria growth. People will need to empty the ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My friend had a stoma created after years of managing Crohn's disease. She recently had surgery to repair a hernia. What is a stoma, and are these types of hernias common? What is ...

You can see when and how you might have a breathing stoma in our surgery section. Read more about when and how you might have a stoma Your stoma is now your airway. You breathe and cough through it.

Dating can feel daunting at the best of times, but imagine the difficulties faced by those with an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), like Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. The lifelong ...

Ulcerative colitis meant Samantha Leckie needed surgery to create a stoma. Here, she shares how this journey helped her to love her body. I call myself a real-life Barbie. Not because I have blonde ...