I have no large intestine. A statement that garners attention. I like attention. That statement didn’t necessarily always elicit the type of attention I desired though. My modest Catholic upbringing made bodily functions difficult for me to talk about. My large intestine burst on July 19, 1999. I rode in a cab to Faulkner Hospital ...
It was a relief to me the day that I felt well enough to attempt to finish college. Seven years of battling Crohn’s Disease, a chronic inflammatory disease of the digestive tract, had literally thrown me to the floor writhing in pain enough times to brand my record with an academic dismissal, yet I brushed ...
The world of knit and crochet is normally a very comforting, homey, world. The clacking sound of knitting needles and the soft feel of yarn bring pleasant images and memories. But there is also an odd underworld of knit and crochet. I recently explored this underworld and discovered that knitting and crocheting spans far beyond ...
These three words bring up frightening images and dread in many people who know very little about them. I hope I can give you a little new information on this subject that will help you understand what an ostomy is and why it may be needed. An ostomy is a surgical opening that is created ...
A miniature camera system placed inside a small capsule, that swallowed, and then transmits images during it’s journey through the gastrointestinal tract. Capsule endoscopy (CE) or video capsule endoscopy (VCE) provides diagnostic imaging of the small intestines. Israeli Gastroenterologist Dr. Gavreil Idda working for Israel company Elscient (previously worked for Israel Ministry of Defense) Incorporated, ...
A colostomy is a surgical procedure involving an opening (called a stoma) in the abdomen to allow the body to excrete fecal matter from the colon. There are several reasons why someone would require a colostomy including: -Bowel obstruction due to cancer or impaction -Allowing the colon to heal following a disease like diverticulitis. -Removal ...
What Are Ostomies? An ostomy is a surgically made opening into the body to create a stoma. Someone that has an ostomy may have one because they were born with a birth defect or they may have one due to an illness that necessitated the removal of an organ such as the colon, parts of ...
Writing this is very difficult for me emotionally. But I want to share my story with you because I felt that I would never be able to lead a normal life after I was told that I had Ulcerative Colitis. I want to share this story so that others who suffer from these diseases know ...
Sometimes treatment for Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and familial adenomatous polyposis involves removing all or part of the intestines. Ostomy surgery has actually been around since the 1700’s and has been greatly improved upon. When the intestines have to be removed, the body needs a new way for stool or feces to leave the body, ...
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