The operation is called a colostomy. The surgeon will attach ... Skin irritation is one of the most common problems that can happen with a stoma. Wash and dry your skin well to help avoid redness ...

A urostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening in the abdominal wall, called a stoma, to reroute urine flow. A stoma may be necessary when the bladder is diseased or does not ...

Of the 82 ileostomy patients, 56% had skin problems, whereas 47% of the 19 urostomy patients and 35% of the 100 colostomy patients had skin problems. Another independent risk factor determined by ...

People with irritable bowel syndrome, stomal problems ... before you start running after your colostomy. If you run a lot, rubbing or chaffing at the stoma can cause small red marks or sores ...

Mann and colleagues described a 41-year-old woman who presented with a 1-month history of erythematous and acute eczematous eruptions around her urostomy stoma, arms, abdomen, and right thigh.

It's important to be able to describe the differences in these surgeries to those who are unfamiliar, because not everyone understands what an ostomy is, or what a j-pouch is, and the differences are ...

The guidance is published online and given directly to patients with a stoma – an artificial opening in the abdomen leading to an ostomy bag, following major surgery to the bowel, bladder or small ...

For nearly four decades, James Mills has owned and operated Healthgear Medical and Safety Inc, a company that has become a ...

A TODDLER is lucky to be alive after swallowing 19 magnetic metal beads from a children’s toy. Two-year-old Rheon Flowers had ...