I was 15 years old, just wrapping up gymnastics season and my freshman year of high school, when I got news that flooded my future with uncertainty—after years of battling health issues, I would now need an ostomy bag. I felt scared, sad, and alone.  I remember going into the operating...

Approximately 1 in 500 Americans live with an ostomy, and many of those are patients who have Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis. In patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an ostomy may be needed temporarily or permanently for a variety of reasons, including sudden, severe u...

Approximately 1 in 500 Americans live with an ostomy, a surgically created opening in the body for the discharge of body waste. Whether it’s because of cancer, an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) like Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, diverticulitis, or incontinence, an ostomy can ...