I sat across Isabel* staring at her with my mouth open. I could not fathom how she was still alive. She was the real definition of “It is not your time yet.”Isabel always knew she was different from ...

The View Hospital, in affiliation with Cedars Sinai has announced the completion of the first magnetic duodenal ileostomy case in the ...

A tearful and emotional day at the sentencing hearing for the two men convicted of the senseless shooting of three childhood ...

An ileostomy and a colostomy are surgical procedures that reroute part of the intestines to an opening in the abdominal wall. Ileostomies involve the small intestine, while colostomies involve the ...

Iona Woolmington needed an ileostomy to help her recover after treatment for Stage 3 rectal cancer.Courtesy Ash Daye “He said “Iona, you have cancer,’” Woolmington says.

Sarah Beran She lived with the ileostomy bag for five months as she underwent another six rounds of chemo and countless bouts of radiation. For some, including Beran, ileostomies are reversible.

Ileostomy and Colostomy Reversal Complications Many surgeries to undo a colostomy or ileostomy are fairly simple. But closures can be harder if all or much of your colon is gone or not working.

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer An ostomy surgery can be a life-changing procedure for people with Crohn’s disease, helping improve symptoms and quality of life. However, there is stigma surrounding ...

You might have a colostomy or ileostomy after some types of surgery involving the bowel. What is a colostomy? A colostomy is an operation to create an opening (stoma) of the large bowel (colon) onto ...