I didn't know what my life would be like after ostomy surgery, and I was still terrified of my decision to go ahead with the surgical procedure. The surgeon explained how he would surgically remove ...

“We can’t keep taking sections out of your gut and suturing you back together. It’s time to discuss ostomy surgery,” my doctor said. I was 34. My reaction was ...

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 ...

For 31 years, Claire LeCompte was ashamed to talk about the pouch beneath her clothes, the remnant of cancer surgery that saved her life. But 20 years ago today, she became a charter member of the ...

Jessica Grossman is making waves online when it comes to advocating for ostomy awareness. The Toronto-based model recently went viral after opening up about her experience undergoing ostomy surgery.

Five years ago doctors gave Seymour Blechman six months to live. Today, the 67-year-old Lauderhill engineer travels around the world on business, plays golf, swims twice a week and rides three miles a ...

The steps I took to find my rhythm began many years ago. I grew up watching Dick Clark's "American Bandstand," jitterbugging in front of the small, square, black and white television in the living ...

Lifesaving surgeries are often celebrated but ostomy surgery is still too often stigmatized. On Ostomy Awareness Day people of all ages will speak out and share their #OstomiesAreLifesavers stories ...

There’s still a lot of mystery (and stigma) surrounding stomas. One vlogger is out to change that. Share on Pinterest Meet Mona. She’s a stoma. Specifically, she’s Hannah Witton’s stoma. Hannah is a ...