Almost a million people in the United States live with an ostomy pouch worn outside their bodies to collect digestive waste, after their diseased intestines or bladders had to be removed. It’s the ...

For many people diagnosed with colorectal cancer, surgery can bring lifesaving treatment but also lasting changes.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jessica Grossman was faced with a difficult choice when she was 13 years old. "I was so sick that my intestines were basically ...

Sara Levitt is a model and content creator with over 43,000 followers on Instagram The 30-year-old is also a Crohn's disease and ostomy advocate For 15 years, she kept her ostomy bag hidden from the ...

Because of stigmas, misinformation and social discomfort, ostomies often are not discussed. But with nearly 750,000 people living in the United States with one, it’s time for that dialogue to begin.

This weekend, a woman named Leanne Hammond posted about her experience being fitted with an ostomy bag. Her brave story is going viral. In early 2015, when Hammond was 19 years old, she discovered ...

Canadian model Sara Levitt is "breaking barriers" once again. On Thursday, the 29-year-old Montrealer took to Instagram to celebrate a milestone moment for body positivity and inclusion: being the ...

OCEANSIDE — Often when people who have had ostomy surgeryattend their first support group meeting, they believe they havebeen sent to the wrong place because the people in the room look nodifferent ...

"If we don't talk about it, if we don't teach people, how are they going to know to accept us for who we are?" says Jessica Grossman, who founded the nonprofit Uncover Ostomy Jessica Grossman was ...