Tina Aswani-Omprakash and Kimberly Hooks both live with severe inflammatory bowel disease and have undergone major surgery, but in different ways. One had a J‑pouch after a temporary ostomy, the other ...

An ostomy is a surgical procedure creating an opening, or "stoma," on the abdomen to allow waste to exit the body. This may be essential due to conditions like Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or ...

An ostomy pouch is a collection system you wear on your body following a lifesaving ostomy surgery, which reroutes how your body expels waste. An ostomy pouch collects urine or feces from a stoma, an ...

Many people with severe ulcerative colitis can manage their symptoms with medication and diet. But for patients who don’t find relief this way, ostomy surgery can be life-changing. About 30% of people ...