Ostomy Blogs

It is not uncommon for people with a colostomy to continue to pass gas through their anus, even after surgery. This is because the stoma, which is the opening in the abdomen where the colon has been brought to the surface, only diverts a portion ...

A colostomy is a surgical procedure that involves creating an opening (stoma) in the abdomen through which a portion of the colon is brought to the surface of the skin. The purpose of a colostomy is to divert fecal matter out of the body and into ...

An ostomate is a person who has undergone an ostomy procedure, where an opening (stoma) has been surgically created in their body to allow the elimination of bodily waste or the passage of other bodily fluids. The term "ostomate" is used to refer ...

An ileostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an opening in the abdomen through which the small intestine is brought to the surface of the skin. The purpose of this procedure is to allow waste material from the small intestine to pass directl ...

An ileostomy is a surgical procedure in which a portion of the small intestine (ileum) is brought to the surface of the abdomen to create a stoma. Waste material passes through the stoma into a pouch or bag that is attached to the outside of the ...