Brooks Bell and Sarah Beran were diagnosed with colon cancer in their 30s. Their doctors initially thought they hemorrhoids ...

Dawson Grant was born with several birth defects and underwent many surgeries. He is now thriving and is like "any 2-year-old ...

Anthony Brotherton, 81, was admitted to Colchester Hospital in February after suffering from sickness and abdominal pain.

Anthony Brotherton, 81, was admitted to Colchester Hospital in February after suffering from sickness and abdominal pain.

With an ileostomy, which creates an opening in the small intestine, the pouch will need to be cleaned about every three days. “Due to the acidic nature of the small bowel, the bag will wear at t ...

A Brooke ileostomy can help treat various conditions, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Learn more here. READ MORE What is the life expectancy of a person with an ileostomy?

Measurements of luminal pH in the normal gastrointestinal tract have shown a progressive increase in pH from the duodenum to the terminal ileum, a decrease in the caecum, and then a slow rise along ...