Some rectal cancer patients might be spared surgery and the lifelong need for a colostomy bag if they undergo MRI screening, ...

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

A young Abigail Breslin appears in Season 3 of Grey's Anatomy as a patient named Megan Clover. She believes she is destined ...

Adele was first diagnosed with bowel cancer in October 2021 and documented her treatment on social media, which included colostomy surgery to remove a bowel tumour and having a stoma bag fitted.

I was wearing my sunflower lanyard to let people know I have a hidden condition and had my backpack on with stoma supplies in. “One lady demanded I remove my backpack even as I explained why I ...

About 72% of athletes -- and 92% of football players -- said they've quickly shaken their head back and forth following a ...

TORONTO - Advocates for breast cancer survivors and people who have had ostomy surgeries, such as colostomies, are calling for changes to the way an Ontario program covers certain medical devices ...

Reality star Louise Thompson has said a new Lego character with an ostomy bag is “so important” as she will “help children engage in a dialogue around visible and non-visible disabilities”.

Your surgeon makes the stoma when you have surgery to remove your voice box. You usually have a stoma tube in place for a while. This is to maintain the size and shape of the stoma. You might have ...

Sex reassignment procedures and surgeries on children have gained national prominence in recent years, and half of U.S. states now have laws passed either restricting or ...

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