A stoma is an opening that a surgeon creates on a person’s abdomen to allow them to pass bodily waste. Stomas can be lifesaving for people with certain conditions. A person has ostomy surgery to ...

A stoma is an opening in your abdomen that allows waste to exit your body, rather than going through your digestive system. They’re used when part of your bowels or bladder either need to heal or be ...

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 ...

This is the first in a two-part unit examining nutrition for people with stomas. It outlines the three main types of stomas - colostomy, ileostomy and urostomy - and the principles of a healthy diet ...

A woman who suffered years of pain because of Crohn's disease has said she wants to "normalise" having a stoma, because it has given her "a quality of life back I thought I would never get". Mandy ...

It’s estimated one in 500 people in the UK live with a stoma (or ostomy) - a surgical opening made in the skin as a way for urine and faeces to leave the body. It often has a bag attached to it to ...

If your ulcerative colitis (UC) hasn’t responded well enough to treatment, your doctor may suggest surgery and an ostomy pouch. This might sound intimidating. But for people with certain birth defects ...

Riley has raised enough money to buy more than 170 toy bears A young boy, who has a stoma, has said he is "really proud" to have raised more than £5,200 to help other children who use the medical ...