A practical, real-life guide to reducing your risk of a parastomal hernia — covering support belts, safe lifting, core strength, and daily habits ostomates can use to protect the stoma site.
What is a prolapsed stoma? A prolapsed stoma for an ostomate is when your stoma, which is the opening on the outside of your torso for waste to pass through, protrudes from the body telescopically, with the potential to become quite large. This can happen for a variety of reasons…