Gently clean the skin around your stoma with a wet washcloth or paper towel. Pat the area dry. Then put the pouch back on. Skin irritation is one of the most common problems that can happen with a ...

A NEW study published introduces a machine learning (ML) model that helps predict the need for temporary stoma formation after intestinal resection (IR) in patients with Crohn’s disease (CD). The ...

However, she faced a new challenge when she suffered a perforated bowel from severe radiation damage, resulting in her living with a stoma. Despite this, Dawn is embracing life and using her ...

Emma Sellars has had a stoma bag since the age of 17 "In the six years I've had a stoma, I've had one toilet that's been completely accessible for me," says Emma Sellars. "It is a real downer to ...

"In the six years I've had a stoma, I've had one toilet that's been completely accessible for me," says Emma Sellars. "It is a real downer to be honest." The 23-year-old from Lincoln has been ...

During her teens Mollie was diagnosed with autoimmune disease ulcerative colitis, eventually having her colon removed and a stoma bag fitted when she was just 18. She was also born without fingers ...

A woman in Cornwall has made it her mission to make more public toilets accessible for people with stoma bags, in memory of her close friend. Annie Jenkins, who has a stoma bag herself ...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has introduced accessible ‘stoma friendly’ toilets across Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospitals, thanks to funding from ...

The join is called an anastomosis. Sometimes the surgeon brings the end of the bowel out as an opening on your abdomen called a stoma. This is to give the bowel time to heal. An ileostomy is an ...