When your child comes out of ostomy surgery, they will need your support. Here is what you can expect after your child’s ostomy surgery, so you can be prepared to best support your child however he or she needs. When your child returns to their hospital room they will be pretty sleepy as the anesthesia… Continue reading What You Can Expect After Your Child’s Ostomy Surgery

Whether you have an ostomy, are considering surgery in the future, or know someone with one, it is important to educate yourself about ostomies.

I was nervous for my first Thanksgiving with an ostomy, but over the years I have developed some survival techniques to successfully enjoy dinner.

Ulcerative colitis and ostomy surgery completely changed me. It changed my very nature. In a way ostomy surgery corrected my path.

While the answers to common questions may be helpful for new ostomates, it leaves out important things that people may need to hear.

Having ostomy surgery is scary for many reasons. It creates this new lifestyle that you must adapt to. For some, this is a welcomed change.

This article about advice for ostomy nurses is one in a series that make up the transcript of our OstomyLife Roundtable Discussion Panel from WOCN 2018.

In this video, Laura Cox conducts an interview with Kelsey Scarborough, who has a colostomy. They dicuss Kelsey's life before and after surgery.

In this article, our OstomyLife co-moderator Kelsey Scarborough describes both her colostomy surgery and her recovery from it.

Laura answers a question about how to slow down ileostomy output during the night. This enables people with frequent output to get a better night sleep.