For many individuals, the term “ostomy” may be unfamiliar, yet it represents a life-changing procedure that offers critical ...

She founded the organization Gutless and Glamorous with the mission of empowering those living with or contemplating ostomy surgery due to illness or injury. She also strives to erase the negative ...

Living with an ostomy bag requires some adjustment, but these changes are manageable. Here are some helpful tips: Skin Care: Keep the peristomal skin clean and dry. Properly fitted accessories and ...

Nancy Kemeny, MD (cont.) So I think the concept of colostomy is not as bad as it usually is. In some patients, where there is an emergency operation and then they put a colostomy right in the ...

Living with an ostomy bag can greatly benefit your quality of life since it can help with any hardships you might have had before the surgery, such as the urgency to use the bathroom. Still ...

nine months with a colostomy bag, more than a dozen stomach surgeries and the realization that at age 49, he had spent more than half of his life in treatment centers or sober living facilities.