However, after the first week, the permanent colostomy patients reported increasing life satisfaction, and those with a reversible condition reported declining life satisfaction.

Patients undergoing abdominal surgery for ostomy placement have high rates of hospital readmissions and emergency department visits – often involving ostomy-related complications, reports a ...

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. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News ...

Patients undergoing abdominal surgery for ostomy placement have high rates of hospital readmissions and emergency department visits – often involving ostomy-related complications, reports a ...

Underwood-Memorial Hospital will host a meeting of the ostomy patient support group for patients and caregivers on Wednesday evening, Nov. 11, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the hospital’s Dining Room B ...

She will lead an ostomy support group that will be held the fourth Tuesday of every month at 5 p.m. at St. Peter’s Health Regional Medical Center, starting Feb. 26.

Ostomy patients must learn how to provide self-care in maintaining their pouching systems and all the potential issues resulting from their surgeries, both directly and indirectly.

I wear an ostomy pouch and wonder how cabin pressure might affect it. I’m sure ostomy patients do fly, but I really don’t want any surprises. Should I mail my ostomy supplies to our destination?