Doctors determine the amount of ostomy supplies a person needs according to the type, location, and construction of the ostomy and the skin’s condition around the stoma. Medicare will cover a ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD A stoma is an opening created in the wall of the abdomen during surgery that allows ...

An ostomy is a surgically created opening on your abdomen to drain stool. It is the end of the intestine that can be seen on the skin of your belly. There are two types of ostomies: ileostomy and ...

An ileostomy is a procedure during which a doctor separates the end part of the small intestine, called the ileum, from the large intestine to create an opening in the abdomen, called a stoma ...

Peristomal dermatoses commonly afflict the area around stoma openings in ostomy patients. These complications, however, are often unreported by patients and remain untreated for years, thus ...

Colostomy UK, a charity supporting people with a stoma, praised Green and said his ... "a positive experience" and that "you can live a normal life". The Suffolk comic credits his family and ...