A woman who was going to the toilet 40 times a day says she feels like a "new woman" after having her entire bowel removed ...

Charlie Ryan, 37, was living with a number of different gut health issues, which saw her going to the toilet up to 40 times a day, but having her bowel removed and an ostomy bag fitted has been life ...

A runner who was plagued by the need to visit the loo an astonishing 40 times a day has triumphed over adversity following ...

Having an ileostomy bag itself does not reduce life expectancy. But the underlying reason for needing one can. A person may need an ileostomy to relieve symptoms or to prevent complications ...

Many of those running, walking, or rolling will have had this life-saving surgery as a result ... They'll have the chance to wear an ostomy pouch too- just one they fill with oatmeal or applesauce ...

Designer Destiny Pinto turns medical devices, such as ostomy bags and hearing aids, into fashion accessories.

A woman with a stoma bag is calling for more awareness of invisible illnesses after describing being "assaulted and abused" ...

The 9-year-old daughter of Alex and Christie Kessel was born with a condition that prevented her intestines from working ...

Every pouch I remove from the flange attached ... Most people are unaware that someone in their life has an ostomy. Not all of us speak publicly about our ostomies. I have always been open about ...

For those who need a procedure such as placement of an ostomy bag, that awareness can be even ... okay—that you can have a positive, beautiful life and a body that you celebrate, wherever ...

Reality star Louise Thompson has said a new Lego character with an ostomy bag is ... understand just what a stoma bag is and what it does, and how it can be a life-changing thing for people ...