Over the years, [there have been some] really difficult situations to deal with – I was hospitalised last year while I was making my album, and lying in hospital, not knowing if I was going to be well ...

If you’ve had an ostomy – a surgery that reroutes the way waste leaves your body – for ulcerative colitis (UC), the idea of exercise can seem intimidating. You might worry whether you’ll injure ...

Influencer Mesha Moinirad is on a mission to support those living with the chronic illness by posting about his live living ...

Mesha Moinirad, known as Mr Colitis Crohn's on social media, demonstrated a live stoma bag change on the ITV show ...

You may not know the word for it, but odds are you've seen a stoma bag before. But while these pouches can be lifesavers for people with certain health conditions, there's a lot the general public ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My friend had a stoma created after years of managing Crohn's disease. She recently had surgery to repair a hernia. What is a stoma, and are these types of hernias common? What is ...

This is particularly true when it comes to re-engaging with a ‘normal’ life. Chronic illnesses, particularly invisible ones, are not always accommodated and there is pervasive shame and embarrassment ...

A tracheostomy tube helps you breathe after tracheotomy surgery, which creates a stoma (an opening) in your neck. A laryngectomy tube keeps a stoma open during healing. Tracheotomy and laryngectomy ...