An ostomy bag or a pouch is worn on the abdomen to collect stool as it leaves the body through the stoma. However, there are some significant differences between an ileostomy and a colostomy.

Medically reviewed by Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD A urostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening in the ...

The changes apply to toilets at Cleethorpes, Dewsbury, Grimsby, Huddersfield, Hull, Malton, Manchester Airport, Northallerton ...

Read about the creation of a guide to sexual intimacy for people with stomas, led by specialist stoma nurse Kyle Waring.

Shannin Desroches fought for a diagnosis after being dismissed. Now she tells PEOPLE that she's been given a 5% chance of ...

Toilets very often lack the facilities required to safely and cleanly change my stoma bag, which was a cause ... Alison’s request for funding for the Colostomy project, as it will make a ...

TransPennine Express (TPE) has improved its facilities to include stoma-friendly amenities across UK stations.

A woman has been working with the council to make disabled public toilets across the South West Stoma friendly and after “a long slog” she ...

Stomas are openings in a person's abdomen, created as part of a colostomy operation, through which waste is passed into a stoma bag. More than 200,000 people in the UK have a stoma, often due to ...

Chloe Wakelin says her cancer symptoms were initially dismissed as a stomach bug that she picked up at her job as a daycare ...

Santos Cortez doesn’t want your pity, but he does want your help in tracking down the porch pirate who stole delivered ...

According to Men's Health, "He underwent emergency surgery to remove six inches of lower intestine. Then things got worse: ...