A stoma is an opening from an area inside your body to the outside, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. (Photo: Getty Images) You may not know the word for it, but odds are you've seen ...

There has been quite a lot in the media lately about ostomies – that is people with colostomy or ileostomy bags. With photographs of people flashing their stomas going viral and the #GetYourBellyOut ...

It’s important to know the difference between a colostomy bag and an ileostomy bag. Both of these are types of stomas, but while they sound similar, they’re very different. The clue is in the name. If ...

In general, digestive diseases are hidden in the bathroom. You don’t talk about anything that happens there unless it’s with your spouse or a close friend. Being ashamed and scared, you tend to pull ...

Prolapsed stoma is when a piece of your intestine pushes out through the stoma, or opening, in your belly. It’s a possible complication of colostomy or ileostomy surgery. A prolapsed stoma may look ...

The reason why colostomy and ileostomy can be confused is that they both involve a surgeon fashioning an opening from the intestine through the skin of the abdominal wall. A colostomy is performed ...