A stoma is an opening from an area inside your body to the outside, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. (Photo: Getty Images) You may not know the word for it, but odds are you've seen ...

There has been quite a lot in the media lately about ostomies – that is people with colostomy or ileostomy bags. With photographs of people flashing their stomas going viral and the #GetYourBellyOut ...

World Ostomy Day takes place every three years on the first Saturday in October. To mark this day on 2nd October, the stoma support charities (Colostomy UK, Ileostomy & Internal Pouch Association (IA) ...

As part of CURE®’s Heal at Home series, we offer a guide on ostomies following surgery and how patients can best care for their stomas. These are just some of the questions that Stephanie S. Yates, a ...

As our bodies get older, we start to wade through unchartered territories. Every couple of months there’s a new urging issue that one needs to address. It’s safe to say that sometimes growing older ...

It’s estimated one in 500 people in the UK live with a stoma (or ostomy) - a surgical opening made in the skin as a way for urine and faeces to leave the body. It often has a bag attached to it to ...

Living with a stoma is challenging at the best of times. It gets harder when patients have to fight tooth and nail for access to dignified care. Now, ostomates have gathered at Helen Joseph Hospital ...

Youngsters across Reading and Wokingham took part in a craft competition which helped challenge the stigma of living with a stoma and colostomy bag. The Colostomy Association charity recently launched ...

A charity for people with stomas has recycled more than £1 million of medical supplies this year. Ostomy Lifestyle is now supporting patients in developing countries through a recycling initiative.

You may not know the word for it, but odds are you've seen a stoma bag before. But while these pouches can be lifesavers for people with certain health conditions, there's a lot the general public ...