Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Ileostomy and colostomy are two types of ostomy surgery that treat diseases and ...

Claire Boulton underwent the surgery last week (January 16 ... "excruciating" daily pain due to her "saggy skin" dragging her stoma bag downCredit: Kennedy News The huge operation was to ...

An ostomy is a surgically created opening on your abdomen to drain stool. It is the end of the intestine that can be seen on the skin of your belly. There are two types of ostomies: ileostomy and ...

Ulcerative colitis meant Samantha Leckie needed surgery to create a stoma. Here, she shares how this journey helped her to love her body. I call myself a real-life Barbie. Not because I have ...

Young people who have stoma surgery in England are increasingly finding support online as patients being offered personalised ...

You might have a temporary ileostomy with surgery to remove part of the colon. This is to give your colon time to rest and heal after surgery. Your surgeon joins the ends of the bowel back together in ...

Traditionally, chemotherapy was given after surgery (primary cytoreductive surgery (PCRS) and adjuvant chemotherapy). However, chemotherapy can be used before surgery (neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) ...

A cancer survivor from Llangollen has started a self-support group to provide help and advice to people using a stoma.