For many people diagnosed with colorectal cancer, surgery can bring lifesaving treatment but also lasting changes.

Rachel Cooper, 43, was sent home from hospital with an untreated birth injury and is still suffering years later ...

With this procedure, a surgically created opening in the abdomen allows bodily waste to be rerouted into what's called a stoma bag, or an ostomy bag, which needs to be emptied and cleaned periodically ...

Daviess Community Hospital will host the Ostomy Support Group of Southern Indiana, a peer-led support group dedicated to individuals living with an ostomy or preparing for ostomy surgery. The group ...

Although it changes everyday life in terms of how you deal with urine and stool, that's not the only shift. Sex and intimacy with an ostomy bag can come with challenges. "In this situation, you can ...

Sally Agallo Kwenda , a 50 year old woman who has battled three cancers- cervix, colon and rectum through 13 surgeries, displays colostomy bags used by cancer patients who have undergone colostomy ...

Tyler Starr is tackling a Tough Mudder, an energy-draining obstacle course, in July to raise money for Colostomy UK. The 13-year-old, from Steeton, was diagnosed with Hirschsprung’s disease when he ...

Self-proclaimed ‘Colostomummy' Jo Prance is preparing to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for women with childbirth ...