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 ileostomy and a colostomy are both forms of ostomy surgery. Although they are similar, ileostomies and colostomies involve different parts of the bowel. Ostomy surgery, or bowel diversion, is a ...