And while it might be a bit uncomfortable, it’s certainly less so than having parts of your bowels surgically removed. A colon and rectal surgeon has shared the request he always has of his ...

Melissa Hubbard underwent surgery to remove part of her colon. What she didn’t know until afterward was that her ovaries were ...

A woman is suing the manufacturer of Ozempic, claiming she had to have her colon removed following complications from taking ...

Usually the colostomy is temporary, until the colon or rectum heals. If the lower part of the rectum has been removed, the colostomy is permanent. When the two-stage operation is done, the time ...

An Anderson, South Carolina, man wants to tell everyone his health care story and the need to get a second opinion.

Most patients with ulcerative colitis will not require surgery. However, some patients may not respond to medications or have other severe symptoms that require removal of the colon. Removal of the ...

Another example of preventive surgery is colon removal (prophylactic colectomy) for familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). FAP is an inherited condition where hundreds or thousands of colon polyps form ...

Mark Woodcock said he had to make the decision to remove his colon on a FaceTime chat with his wife due to Covid-19 A police officer who had his colon removed is set to return to work in the new ...