"As a hospice nurse, I wanted to create a more comfortable and sanitary way to deliver medication into the sphincter, ...

The comedian and broadcaster opens up about his childhood in Nottingham, crying at Oasis and treatment for erectile ...

A 71-year-old former Centennial High School baseball coach has tentatively settled his lawsuit against the Compton Unified School District in which he alleged he was wrongfully fired in 2022 because ...

A 71-year-old former Centennial High School baseball coach has tentatively settled his lawsuit against the Compton Unified School District in which he alleged he was wrongfully fired in 2022 because ...

“I just want people to understand that someone living with a stoma bag is no different to someone without one” - the words of nine-year-old Jack Dale who has just completed his 60 mile running ...

When Should I Change My Colostomy Pouch? Schedule routine colostomy pouch emptying before breakfast or in the evening before going to bed, when your body is less busy with digestion. Plan regular ...

Dr. Andreas M. Kaiser explains how a colostomy may preserve a patient’s health and help to avoid colorectal cancer complications. Although a permanent colostomy can serve as a life-saving measure for ...

Medicare Part B covers ostomy supplies, including colostomy supplies, if they are medically necessary. What colostomy supplies does Medicare cover? Colostomy supplies fall into the Medicare category ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A Valrico resident is competing nationally in American Kennel Club competitions, while managing her colostomy. A colostomy is a surgical procedure that involves the body’s waste. When ...

Ileostomy and colostomy are both surgical procedures to create an opening in the abdomen to reroute the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Diversion colitis (DC) is a condition that causes a part of the ...

The use of one illicit substance in Merseyside has become so bad that 'young children are ending up with colostomy bags', according to a drug and alcohol support service in Kirkby. Kelly Smith works ...

Some rectal cancer patients might be spared surgery and the lifelong need for a colostomy bag if they undergo MRI screening, a new study finds. The scans might accurately predict which patients have a ...