The colostomy diet is an eating plan that doctors recommend for people recovering from colostomy surgery. While a colostomy does not affect a person’s ability to eat or digest food, eating certain ...

Colostomy surgery is a procedure where the colon or large intestine is diverted to an artificial opening on the lower section of the wall of the abdomen so that it can expel out fecal matter to the ...

Doctors may recommend a colostomy if the bowel becomes diseased or damaged. This procedure involves cutting into the abdominal wall to drain stool from the colon. Any surgery ending in “ostomy” ...

You can have a long and possibly complicated recovery period after having a colostomy reversal. There is risk of infection and other side effects, but it’s still regarded as safe and effective. Not ...

A colostomy and ileostomy is where the bowel is brought onto the surface of the tummy (abdomen). Your poo no longer passes out of your body through your back passage. Instead it passes out through the ...

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Having a colostomy means your poo no longer passes out of your body through your anus. Instead, it passes out through the stoma. You wear a bag that sticks to your skin over the stoma to collect the ...