Leaking is a common problem that affects people with colostomy bags. Your bag may leak for many reasons, such as wearing away of your skin around your stomach or allowing your bag to become too full.

Ostomy, colostomy and ileostomy and the images they convey, produce dread in many people who know very little about them. When the physician first mentions an ostomy, most patients have negative ...

Some people have permanent ileostomies, but others may be eligible for an ileostomy reversal. The timing of an ileostomy reversal post-surgery may be different for each individual, depending on ...

Five years ago, retired Miami attorney Hal Spaet learned he had bladder cancer. Surgeons removed his bladder and performed a urostomy to eliminate urine. Still dazed from anesthesia, Spaet was not ...