stoma – Ostomy Association of Boston https://www.bostonoab.org Disease Information and Prevention Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:37:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.26 https://www.bostonoab.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cropped-Logo2-3-32x32.png stoma – Ostomy Association of Boston https://www.bostonoab.org 32 32 Stoma Prolapse: Symptoms, Causes, and How To Fix https://www.bostonoab.org/stoma-prolapse/ https://www.bostonoab.org/stoma-prolapse/#respond Mon, 09 Oct 2023 07:57:05 +0000 https://www.bostonoab.org/?p=1284 Stoma prolapse, a condition where the stoma elongates and protrudes more than intended from the...

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]]> https://www.bostonoab.org/stoma-prolapse/feed/ 0 How often to change ostomy bag https://www.bostonoab.org/how-often-change-ostomy-bag/ https://www.bostonoab.org/how-often-change-ostomy-bag/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2019 05:17:15 +0000 https://www.bostonoab.org/?p=743 Ostomy is a surgical procedure which changes the way stool/urine exits the body which results from malfunctioning of the parts through they exit the body. Ostomy bag is a medical device/pouch which is used to collect waste resulting from ostomy surgery.

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]]> https://www.bostonoab.org/how-often-change-ostomy-bag/feed/ 0 Steps for proper stoma care https://www.bostonoab.org/stoma-care/ https://www.bostonoab.org/stoma-care/#respond Sun, 31 Mar 2019 02:43:54 +0000 https://www.bostonoab.org/?p=684 Even though stoma is important to keep the body free from toxic, it can be traumatizing at some point and requires proper stoma care. Unlike the natural way of eliminating waste such as urine and feces in a natural way, an opening is made through surgery to support in the waste elimination. Stoma works as the best

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]]> https://www.bostonoab.org/stoma-care/feed/ 0 Tips for Preventing the Ostomy Bag from Leaking https://www.bostonoab.org/ostomy-bag-leaking/ https://www.bostonoab.org/ostomy-bag-leaking/#respond Tue, 05 Mar 2019 12:21:21 +0000 https://www.bostonoab.org/?p=662 Also referred to as stoma, an ostomy is an opening created between the abdominal wall and the intestines through surgery. Doctors perform this procedure to create a connection between the small or large intestines and the abdominal wall. An ostomy can either be temporary or permanent. The need to avoid the passage of stool via intestines underneath the stoma, usually occasion a temporary ostomy. To avoid an infection risk, doctors create a temporary ostomy to permit the intestines to heal following a surgery or when a patient is suffering from particular illnesses such as Crohn's disease.

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]]> https://www.bostonoab.org/ostomy-bag-leaking/feed/ 0 Tips for Ileostomy Care https://www.bostonoab.org/ileostomy-care/ https://www.bostonoab.org/ileostomy-care/#respond Fri, 01 Feb 2019 03:41:44 +0000 https://www.bostonoab.org/?p=610 An ileostomy is an operational procedure in which lowest part of the small intestine (ileum) is brought through a stoma in the lower abdomen. After surgery, an ileostomy will need attentive care to avoid farther health complications. Caring for an ileostomy may seem to be challenging but by giving it a try and

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]]> https://www.bostonoab.org/ileostomy-care/feed/ 0 Living with a colostomy https://www.bostonoab.org/living-with-a-colostomy/ https://www.bostonoab.org/living-with-a-colostomy/#respond Mon, 10 Dec 2018 07:59:59 +0000 https://www.bostonoab.org/?p=506 Colostomy signifies a surgical procedure that is performed to eradicate problems related to the bowel such as colorectal cancer. The procedure modifies the way food exits your body. The waste food ends up in an artificially placed pouch which needs to be changed as required. Living with a colostomy is tough but one can adapt to the new lifestyle with determination and practice.

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]]> https://www.bostonoab.org/living-with-a-colostomy/feed/ 0 Information About Stoma https://www.bostonoab.org/information-about-stoma/ https://www.bostonoab.org/information-about-stoma/#respond Fri, 23 Nov 2018 06:46:19 +0000 https://www.bostonoab.org/?p=424 A stoma is the side effect of an operation that aims to expel the disease and relieve symptoms. It is an artificial opening that allows excrement or urine from the bowel or urinary tract to pass.

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]]> https://www.bostonoab.org/information-about-stoma/feed/ 0 Expectations After Ostomy Surgery https://www.bostonoab.org/expectations-after-ostomy-surgery/ https://www.bostonoab.org/expectations-after-ostomy-surgery/#respond Sun, 21 Oct 2018 05:51:08 +0000 https://www.bostonoab.org/?p=368 Ostomy surgery, otherwise called inside redirection, alludes to surgeries that reroute the healthy development of intestinal substance out of the body when part of the gut is infected or evacuated. Making an ostomy implies bringing some portion of the digestive system through the stomach divider with the goal that waste exits through the stomach divider as opposed to going through the rear-end. To continue reading the article to understand what to expect after ostomy surgery is what the article explains.

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]]> https://www.bostonoab.org/expectations-after-ostomy-surgery/feed/ 0 Tracheostomy Care https://www.bostonoab.org/tracheostomy-care/ https://www.bostonoab.org/tracheostomy-care/#comments Mon, 26 Feb 2018 00:59:43 +0000 http://www.bostonoab.org/?p=165 A tracheostomy is a surgically designed hole in the front of a person’s trachea on...

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