Ostomies: Key Terms, Words & Things to Know

If you are new to ostomy life, or learning to benefit yourself and someone you love, understanding these words can be very helpful in navigating this new lifestyle. For some, ostomies are a temporary fix to allow the body to settle and for others, ostomies are a permanent part of their everyday lives.   Accessory.…

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Feeding Tubes and Intimacy

Malnutrition is a real side effect for many patients fighting for their lives against cancer and many other illnesses. Malnutrition happens because of the body’s inability to keep in or get enough caloric value to help keep the body healthy. There are many methods of treatment before a feeding tube is placed for nutrition and…

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Ostomies 101: The Various Types of Ostomies

Ostomies are designed to step in on certain medical situations or chaos to be a life-saving intervention to allow body waste to freely leave the body through a stoma in the abdomen. There are three standard types of ostomies: colostomy, ileostomy, and urostomy. A colostomy is done along the colon, an ileostomy is created near…

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All About Ileostomies

An ileostomy is a specific type of ostomy where the colon is bypassed at the ileum, and a stoma is created on the lower abdomen to provide an exit for body waste. An ileostomy is a surgically created opening in the abdomen in which a piece of the ileum (lowest part of the small intestine)…

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