Debbie Kinder of Charleston, West Virginia has used an ostomy bag for around four years. Her nonprofit, Kinder's Closet, provides free ostomy supplies to anyone who needs them.

Medicare considers ostomy bags and related supplies as prosthetic devices. This means Medicare should cover them as long as they’re ordered by a doctor or other healthcare professional who works ...

HANNAH Whateley faced every parent’s worst nightmare when her baby girl ate a toy that burned through her stomach.  Araya, ...

An ostomy bag is a waterproof pouch you wear on your skin to collect waste products like stool (poop) or urine. You may need an ostomy bag either permanently or temporarily after an ostomy surgery ...

"I needed a way to protect my ostomy pouch while training and working as a police officer, playing hockey, or engaging in ...

Doctors typically treat Hirschsprung disease with surgery to remove part of the intestine. Learn about surgical procedures, recovery, and more.

A gut rehab surgery in 2016 left Debbie Kinder, 58, with an ileostomy that diverts waste from her small intestine to a wearable pouch ... discovering a need for an ostomy supply pantry in West ...