A stoma is an opening in your belly's wall that a surgeon makes in order for waste to leave your body if you can't have a bowel movement through your rectum. You might get one if you have ...

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

"In the six years I've had a stoma, I've had one toilet that's been completely accessible for me," says Emma Sellars. "It is a real downer to be honest." The 23-year-old from Lincoln has been ...

The process involves putting water into your colon through the stoma, causing the colon to empty. Irrigation is most effective about an hour after a meal, which is when the colon is most likely to ...

The opening is called a stoma. If the small bowel (ileum) is brought out onto the abdominal wall, it is called an ileostomy. If the large bowel (colon) is brought out, it is called a colostomy. You ...

In a recent post Poppy shared advice about what it is like to shop for a wedding dress when you have a stoma A woman is documenting her experiencing living with a stoma bag – including shopping ...

Stomatal closure occurs in response to a variety of stresses, including high CO 2 levels, darkness, low air humidity, drought and ozone 6,7.Both groups find that plants with a mutated SLAC1 gene ...

A woman diagnosed with rectal cancer who was faced with the possibility of having a stoma for the rest of her life has said ...

Using contact X-ray brachytherapy (CXB) to deliver radiation directly to the tumour can prevent the need for a stoma.

Emma Sellars has had a stoma bag since the age of 17 "In the six years I've had a stoma, I've had one toilet that's been completely accessible for me," says Emma Sellars. "It is a real downer to ...