Learning to live with a colostomy bag starts with learning about its general care. Changing and maintaining your colostomy bag gets easier with time. Share on Pinterest PapaBear/Getty Images Like any ...

Not everyone with colorectal cancers and bowel diseases needs a colostomy. You may be able to avoid ostomy surgery, depending on the reason for it. A colostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an ...

Ileostomy and colostomy are two types of ostomy surgery that treat diseases and conditions affecting the digestive system. Both include the creation of a stoma, by which a small piece of intestine is ...

Rachel Higgins had surgery to close her anus and divert her stool through a hole in her abdomen. Since getting a colostomy bag, she said she's been able to eat more and live a normal life. She said ...

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 ...

Matthew Perry is discussing his addiction journey in heartbreaking detail. Over a period of approximately five years, Perry — who was earning over $1 million an episode by the time Friends ended in ...