Schaps is general surgery resident at Duke University Health System, a member of the United Ostomy Associations of America advocacy committee, and a Department of Veterans Affairs quality scholar. The ...
A bladder cancer survivor discusses the importance of World Ostomy Day and shares her own ostomy story. World Ostomy Day happens this year. It is October 2nd. World Ostomy Day only happens every three ...
Preoperative chemoradiation and advanced surgical techniques can prevent the need for ostomies in some with colorectal cancer. After living just a few days with an ostomy — a bag designed to catch ...
In general, digestive diseases are hidden in the bathroom. You don’t talk about anything that happens there unless it’s with your spouse or a close friend. Being ashamed and scared, you tend to pull ...
An ostomy bag is an umbrella term for the types of bags that collect waste from surgical openings in your intestines or bladder. A colostomy bag is a type of ostomy bag used to collect stool. Share on ...
Paula Sojo tells PEOPLE she began sewing ostomy covers after her surgeries, transforming a medical device into an accessory meant to be celebrated Paula Sojo After receiving an ostomy at 18, Paula ...
In general, digestive diseases are hidden in the bathroom. You don’t talk about anything that happens there unless it’s with your spouse or a close friend. Being ashamed and scared, you tend to pull ...