It's very similar to your bowels. People have wonderful lives after ostomy creation. People still scuba dive. They still swim. They still jog. They still exercise. People still play soccer and ...

An ostomy is a surgically created opening on your abdomen to drain stool. It is the end of the intestine that can be seen on the skin of your belly. There are two types of ostomies: ileostomy and ...

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