People may need to go on a low fiber diet for a while. You would have to be careful about eating things that may potentially block the ostomy until it has been established. So there are certain ...

A healthcare provider will give guidance and instructions on when to add more foods to your diet and increase activity levels. With an ileostomy, food waste is no longer passed through the colon.

Also called a K-pouch, a continent ileostomy is a connection of the end of the small intestine, called the ileum, to the skin of your abdomen. A surgeon makes it so that waste can leave your body ...