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 ...
If you’ve had an ostomy – a surgery that reroutes the way waste leaves your body – for ulcerative colitis (UC), the idea of exercise can seem intimidating. You might worry whether you’ll injure ...
An ostomy is a surgery that creates a hole to allow stool (poop) or urine (pee) to leave your body through your belly. It’s a new exit route for waste if you can’t poop or pee the way you usually ...
A person with a stoma may develop a high output stoma, sometimes called a high output ileostomy. It results in an atypically high output of liquids, which can cause dehydration. Fluid replacement and ...
There’s still a lot of mystery (and stigma) surrounding stomas. One vlogger is out to change that. Share on Pinterest Meet Mona. She’s a stoma. Specifically, she’s Hannah Witton’s stoma. Hannah is a ...
"I always say my stoma bag is my bag for life. It's my new accessory. You don't have to hide it." Lucy Smith Butler, from Rochdale in Greater Manchester, was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2017 ...
A neck stoma describes an opening in the neck that a person breathes through. A surgeon may perform this procedure if someone requires surgery to remove tissue in the neck. In some cases, this may be ...
Adele Roberts has revealed she may be forced to undergo surgery after being unable to return her prolapsed stoma into it's bag, three years after having colostomy surgery following a battle with colon ...
Her followers are more accustomed to her talking about all things sex, relationships, and consent. YouTube star and author, Hannah Witton is not one to shy away from taboo subjects and with 490,000 ...
An athletics champion with two stoma bags has spoken out about her issue with recent episodes of the soap BETHANY Platt’s nightmare surgery ordeal recently took a twist that Coronation Street viewers ...
Kelly Grigg was looking forward to celebrating her husband’s 40th birthday in Portugal when she developed stomach pain.