Debbie Kinder of Charleston, West Virginia has used an ostomy bag for around four years. Her nonprofit, Kinder's Closet, ...

Medicare considers ostomy bags and related supplies as prosthetic devices. This means Medicare should cover them as long as they’re ordered by a doctor or other healthcare professional who works ...

An ostomy bag is a waterproof pouch you wear on your skin to collect waste products like stool (poop) or urine. You may need an ostomy bag either permanently or temporarily after an ostomy surgery ...

Hirschsprung disease and meconium ileus can both cause a newborn to be unable to pass their first stool. Learn the different ...

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At 38, William Lindley was a father of three kids and passionate about his job in law enforcement. But, after months of ...

Growing up with a chronic illness, Sara Levitt was forced to undergo emergency colon surgery that left her with an ostomy bag. At age 13, Levitt, from Montreal, Canada, thought her life was over and ...

"I saw a 3-year-old with sirenomelia, aka 'mermaid syndrome.' Everything below the navel was fused, giving the appearance of ...

Often patients worry about needing an ostomy and believe misconceptions about what they are. “When I’m speaking with patients ...

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