E mean say her colostomy na permanent one,- "I go dey poopoo from my stomach for di rest of my life," di doctors seal her anus. "Wen dem tell me say I no go dey fit defecate from my anus again, e bin ...

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

Instructions are typically given to patients post-surgery by an enterostomal therapy (ET) nurse. Colostomy surgeries are ...

Surgery to remove all of or a part of your bowel (colectomy) Your surgeon might remove part of the colon containing the tumour. This is called a colectomy. A colostomy is an operation to create an ...

It’s rare to need a colostomy after colon cancer surgery. But about 1 in 8 people with rectal cancer needs an ostomy, according to the National Cancer Institute.