Irrigation for a colostomy is an option for managing your stoma output. It could allow you to avoid a colostomy bag, but it’s an optional practice. Share on Pinterest digicomphoto/Getty Images ...

While advances in stoma bags have made them easier to use and live with, you may still be interested in possible alternatives. These depend on your specific condition. A colostomy bag (pouch) is a ...

THE commonly employed method of colostomy irrigation is unnecessarily protracted and unpleasant. Various irrigating apparatus have been tried by us and have proved unsatisfactory because of leakage ...

Earlier this summer, Bethany Townsend, a 23-year-old aspiring model from the United Kingdom, posted a photo on Facebook that soon went viral. The snapshot shows the young, dark-haired woman in a black ...

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 ...

Ostomy patients using a new type of skin barrier product--infused with ceramides that play an essential role in the normal barrier function of the skin--experience lower costs of care, according to a ...