A colostomy is the most common ostomy . Surgeons perform colostomies for colorectal cancer, for other cancers of the abdomen or pelvis that press on or invade the large intestine and for conditions that have nothing to do with cancer.
In this surgical procedure, part of the colon is removed or disconnected and all or part of the rectum may be removed too. The end of the remaining colon is brought to the surface through the skin of the abdomen, folded back like a turtleneck and stitched in place to form the stoma .
Adjusting to the Ostomy How does your body change when you have a colostomy? What stays the same?
Everything we eat, from apple pie to zucchini, must be broken down into tiny particles and changed to simpler chemical substances that can be absorbed into the bloodstream. The resulting nutrients make their
