A stoma bag may also be called an ostomy appliance, a pouch, or a bag. The differences include: Ostomy surgery is a term for any of the operations that allow bodily waste or fluids (most commonly ...

WATCHING her son doubled over in agony on the hospital bed, Hannah Amer begged doctors to act quickly to remove the metal ...

A baby underwent a horror seven-hour surgery to remove her bowel after swallowing toy magnetic balls. One-year-old Araya Whateley almost died and now has a stoma bag after she gulped down six metal ...

Keiran had his first stoma operation in May last year, while he needed a second surgery in December to completely remove his colon after complications continued. Despite his fears around such a ...

Two-year-old Rheon Flowers had to have part of his bowel removed during a seven-hour emergency surgery and now has a stoma bag. Mum Cassie Dinham, whose son has epilepsy, was told if he had gone ...

And a third need surgery after having this chronic condition for 30 years. Common surgical options for UC include ileostomy and J-pouch surgery. People typically consider surgery when other ...

You have it under general anaesthetic, so you are in a deep sleep. Most people need surgery to remove all or part of their stomach. You won’t need a stoma (bag). For very small, early cancers you ...

One-year-old Araya Whateley ended up needing seven hours of emergency surgery to have part of her bowel removed and now has a stoma bag. The magnetic beads belonged to Araya’s nine-year-old sister ...