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 ...

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” ...

What is a Colostomy Bag? A colostomy bag is a pouch made of heavy-duty plastic that’s worn on your body and collects your poop. You will need to use one of these bags if you had a colostomy, a form of ...

A colostomy bag doesn’t really affect how long you’ll live. A better indicator of your life span will be how well the colostomy bag helped treat your underlying condition. You may get a colostomy bag ...

An ostomy is a surgery that creates a hole to allow stool (poop) or urine (pee) to leave your body through your belly. It’s a new exit route for waste if you can’t poop or pee the way you usually ...

KOCHI: A rare surgery to prevent colostomy where the the whole large intestine was removed and a small pouch was created with the patient's own small intestine and attached to her anus was performed ...