Sara Levitt and her life-saving ostomy bag are front and centre at the 2025 Miss Universe Canada pageant. On Aug. 9, the ...

Sara Levitt from Montreal, Canada, embraces life with an ostomy in a way that challenges expectations. Her ulcerative colitis ...

For people who are able to have their colostomy reversed, this usually happens between 3–6 months after the initial surgery, once your tissues have healed or the acute problem is treated.

Though ostomy support and information has been around for well over half a century it is known that people still delay or refuse the surgery and die because of a preconceived notion of life with ...

Although her ostomy surgery does not define her, she is a firm advocate when it comes to sharing information and working towards normalizing ostomies. "That's why I do this," she said.

Unfortunately, that can leave survivors with a lifelong need for a colostomy bag, as well as other issues such as sexual dysfunction. So, knowing which patients might do well without surgery is ...

It’s a possible complication of colostomy or ileostomy surgery. A prolapsed stoma may look scary, but it’s usually nothing serious. Let your surgeon or ostomy care nurse know if it happens.

Advice Dear Doctor: Please tell people ostomy surgery is not as horrible as people think Published: Aug. 18, 2021, 5:16 a.m.

An ostomy pouch is necessary after ostomy surgery, a type of procedure that reroutes the way your body eliminates waste. “An ostomy pouch is a medical bag that attaches to the body to collect ...

Edriene Sutton (WVRJA) Judge Maryclaire Akers held a hearing Thursday in the case of Edriene Sutton. Sutton, 25, has a colostomy bag and has been requesting a reversal surgery since last summer.

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

The recovery from this type of surgery is difficult. There are incisions that are extensive and adequate time must go by before removal of catheters from the urinary system. Usually, this is four to ...