A stoma is an opening in your abdomen that allows waste to exit your body, rather than going through your digestive system. They’re used when part of your bowels or bladder either need to heal or be ...

In the annual riot of trading and boozing at the fur company store on Mackinac Island on a June afternoon in 1822, a gun went off accidentally and blasted a gaping hole in the belly of Alexis St.

A stoma is an opening that a surgeon creates on a person’s abdomen to allow them to pass bodily waste. Stomas can be lifesaving for people with certain conditions. A person has ostomy surgery to ...

You can see when and how you might have a breathing stoma in our surgery section. You might have a temporary or a permanent stoma. Your doctor can tell you which type of stoma you need. You keep the ...

A stoma hernia, or parastomal hernia, may develop following an ileostomy. This happens when part of the intestine protrudes through a weakness in the abdominal wall around the stoma. Surgery can help ...

A stoma is an opening in the tummy created during surgery. There are different types of stoma. You might have: a colostomy - an opening of the large bowel onto the tummy an ileostomy - an opening of ...

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 ...

Adele Roberts, who was diagnosed with stage two bowel cancer in October 2021, has completed the London Marathon wearing a stoma. (PA) Adele Roberts has been awarded with a Guinness World Record after ...