Renee Welsh had a colostomy when she was 32 because of severe Crohn's disease. Now, she's built a TikTok following dedicated to representation. This is her story, as told to Kelly Burch. Since I was 9 ...

Jessica Grossman was faced with a difficult choice when she was 13 years old. "I was so sick that my intestines were basically septic and the doctors gave me the option to have ostomy surgery," she ...

Ostomy surgery is a life-saving procedure that allows bodily waste to pass through a surgically created stoma on the abdomen into a prosthetic known as a pouch or ostomy bag on the outside of the body ...

While advances in stoma bags have made them easier to use and live with, you may still be interested in possible alternatives. These depend on your specific condition. A colostomy bag (pouch) is a ...

An ostomy may be necessary for a number of reasons, including temporary or permanent management of conditions like inflammatory bowel disease, cancer, or diverticulitis.With this procedure, a ...

We have two new ileostomies in my building, and most of us are not very versed on changing colostomy or ileostomy bags. We seem to always have a mess when changing the appliance. Have any tips? Having ...

Although it changes everyday life in terms of how you deal with urine and stool, that's not the only shift. Sex and intimacy with an ostomy bag can come with challenges. "In this situation, you can ...

Sara Levitt is a model and content creator with over 43,000 followers on Instagram The 30-year-old is also a Crohn's disease and ostomy advocate For 15 years, she kept her ostomy bag hidden from the ...