Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Holly April has been documenting her life with a stoma bag and is a campaigner advocating for people with disabilities (Credit: ...

Stoma care, diet changes, and potential complications are just some of the things to expect after colostomy surgery. You’ll learn how to manage these aspects of recovery before you leave the hospital.

A person with a stoma may develop a high output stoma, sometimes called a high output ileostomy. It results in an atypically high output of liquids, which can cause dehydration. Fluid replacement and ...

Skin irritations, stoma retractions, prolapse, or blockage are some of the more common complications of a colostomy. About 150,000 new colostomies or ileostomies are performed each year in the United ...

Alyssa Clarke and Mary Gloeckner both work in Trinity’s system: Gloeckner started the first ostomy program in the Quad-Cities in the 1970s and also founded the support group. Additionally, there is a ...