Ostomy

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Ileostomy, Colostomy and Ileoanal Reservoir Surgery (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)

• Overviews
• Ostomies: What Are They and How Do They Work? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Ostomy FAQs (United Ostomy Association)
• What Is an Ostomy? (United Ostomy Association)

• Specific Conditions
• Colostomy (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• Colostomy (United Ostomy Association)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Ileostomy (United Ostomy Association)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Stomas (American Cancer Society)
• Urostomy (United Ostomy Association)
  Also available in: Spanish
• What You Need to Know about Tracheostomy Care (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)

• Coping
• Coping with a Colostomy: One Man's Story (American Cancer Society)
• Sex and the Female Ostomate (United Ostomy Association)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Sex and the Male Ostomate (United Ostomy Association)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Sex and the Single Ostomate (United Ostomy Association)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Related Issues
• Ostomy Products: Selection Considerations, Problems, and Customized Options (United Ostomy Association)
• Sexual Intimacy and Ostomies: What You Can Do (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Directories
• Locate a Colorectal Surgeon (American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons)

• Organizations
• American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

• Law and Policy
• Insurance and Medicare Issues and Rights (United Ostomy Association)