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Alarmed by the color and frequency of the blood in her stool, Mahon was referred to a GI doctor who initially thought she had an autoimmune disease. “Once I got the colonoscopy, she told me that she ...

Ulcerative colitis is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that can cause symptoms such as bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, and an urgent need to empty the bowels. Symptoms can alternate between ...

Craig Collins struggled with his condition before committing to the long path through surgeries—and fitness—to muscle up.

You might have a temporary ileostomy with surgery to remove part of the colon. This is to give your colon time to rest and heal after surgery. Your surgeon joins the ends of the bowel back together in ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Ileostomy and colostomy are two types of ostomy surgery that treat diseases and ...

Specifically, an ileostomy connects the ileal part of the small intestine to the anterior abdominal wall, a colostomy connects the colon to the anterior abdominal wall, and a urostomy uses either ...