Sara Levitt from Montreal, Canada, embraces life with an ostomy in a way that challenges expectations. Her ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease journey led to years of pain and a diminished quality ...

An ostomy creates a stoma on your abdomen, sending stool into a collection pouch. It can be temporary or permanent. Body image challenges are common after ostomy surgery and can affect mood, ...

"If we don't talk about it, if we don't teach people, how are they going to know to accept us for who we are?" says Jessica Grossman, who founded the nonprofit Uncover Ostomy Jessica Grossman was ...

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 ...