Amy Hart is taking control of her body image after a life-threatening diagnosis and flipping the script on a major medical taboo. While many might be devastated by this turn of events, Hart took ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Courtesy of Renee Welsh Renee Welsh had a colostomy when she was 32 because of severe Crohn's disease. Now, she's built a TikTok ...

I remember the first time I went to the doctor for the intense stomachaches. It was March of 2010, and the crazy bloating in my upper abdominals had gotten so bad, I couldn't eat or drink anything.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A stoma is an opening from an area inside your body to the outside, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. (Photo: ...

Adjusting to life with an ostomy can be challenging, both physically and financially. From finding the right pouching system to managing daily care, it often takes time, patience and the right ...

A lawsuit alleges a botched colostomy reversal led to horrific results. Nov. 30, 2007 — -- A Delaware man has filed suit against doctors, claiming a horrific surgical mix-up left him urinating ...

"If we don't talk about it, if we don't teach people, how are they going to know to accept us for who we are?" says Jessica Grossman, who founded the nonprofit Uncover Ostomy Jessica Grossman was ...

The Spokane Ostomy Support Group meets via a Zoom meeting 6:30-8 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month (January-November). The group’s number is (509) 601-3892, or find more information at the ...