Over the years, [there have been some] really difficult situations to deal with – I was hospitalised last year while I was making my album, and lying in hospital, not knowing if I was going to be well ...

A teenager will have a stoma bag for the rest of her life after what she thought was period pain turned out to be ulcerative colitis (UC). Sophia Haden, 18, said she had to go to the toilet 20 times a ...

Earlier this month, a man who did not want to live with a stoma died after a judge ruled life-support treatment could end. His story caused an outpouring of shock amongst the stoma community and ...

Mesha Moinirad, known as Mr Colitis Crohn's on social media, demonstrated a live stoma bag change on the ITV show ...

How you care for your colostomy stoma and ostomy bag can vary from person to person. For example, how often you change your bag depends on your output and the type of bag you’re using. A colostomy is ...

Mesha Moinirad stripped off his shirt and showed the ITV show's hosts Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard how he changed his stoma ...

You can see when and how you might have a breathing stoma in our surgery section. Read more about when and how you might have a stoma There are different types of breathing stomas. Your doctor can ...

Influencer Mesha Moinirad is on a mission to support those living with the chronic illness by posting about his live living ...

Prolapsed stoma is when a piece of your intestine pushes out through the stoma, or opening, in your belly. It’s a possible complication of colostomy or ileostomy surgery. A prolapsed stoma may look ...

Introduction: Bowel management is a significant source of concern for patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and may significantly alter quality of life. The effect of colostomy formation on both ...

A 39-year-old colorectal cancer survivor talks about her experience living with a permanent stoma A stoma is a surgically created opening on the abdomen's surface to divert the flow of faeces, which ...

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