An ileostomy and a colostomy are surgical procedures that reroute part of the intestines to an opening in the abdominal wall. Ileostomies involve the small intestine, while colostomies involve the ...

Damage to the lower bowel — as a result of childbirth, bowel cancer or gut conditions — leaves many patients needing a colostomy bag. Louisa Smalley, 42, from Brentwood, Essex, underwent a pioneering ...

Ostomy, colostomy and ileostomy and the images they convey, produce dread in many people who know very little about them. When the physician first mentions an ostomy, most patients have negative ...

A Crohn's patient has raised awareness of the realities of living with the condition - including using a colostomy bag - by writing on Facebook about how people are insensitive towards those with the ...

When make-up artist and Crohn’s disease patient Bethany Townsend shared a photo via Facebook showing her lounging in the Mexican sun with her colostomy bag on her stomach, the image quickly went viral ...

A shop assistant has defied bullies who made fun of her colostomy bag after a problem with her intestine left her looking PREGNANT. Donna Burns, 29, has taken a defiant social media stance against ...

KRYSTAL Miller has amassed thousands of fans thanks to her unapologetically candid descriptions of living life with a plastic, disposable bag that collects her bodily waste. The Perth mum’s bowel and ...