Johno Prascak, a pure Pittsburgh painter - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
26 May 2012, 11:20 pm
He considered suicide a couple of times. "On a scale of one to 10,'' he said, "I had 11.'' Surgery saved him at 24 and left him with a permanent ileostomy and a promise to God he'd do something if he survived. "I didn't want to become a priest or a nun,'' he said.

Woman speaks out about bowel disease (From Your Local Guardian) - Croydon Guardian
25 May 2012, 6:17 am
In 2004, Mrs Heiden had a life changing operation to remove her bowel. She was left with an ileostomy and she now has a permanent stoma bag. Before the operation Mrs Heiden could only get to work or social occasions if she ate and drank nothing.

Health Notes: Offering health and wellness news in the area - Amity Observer
14 May 2012, 6:55 pm
Meeting is open to anyone/significant others who has had/or will have an ostomy operation, such as colostomy, urostomy or ileostomy. Meetings are the third Sunday of the month except July and August. Information: Sharon Tilley, RN, 203-384-3209.

Acute fulminant pseudomembranous colitis which developed after ileostomy closure and required emergent total colectomy: a case report - 7thspace.com
14 May 2012, 5:00 pm
IntroductionPseudomembranous colitis is known to be caused by Clostridium difficile; and, in 3-8% of patients, it lapses into an aggressive clinical course that is described as fulminant. We present herein a case of extremely rapid and fatal fulminant ...

Maureen, Judy, Raylene and Kerry - four amazing mothers - Adelaidenow
13 May 2012, 2:21 am
She also changes his colostomy and ileostomy bags, which collect waste from his bowel and stomach. Kerry hopes that by giving him one of her kidneys, he will be able to have as normal a life as possible.

Spain's Surplus People - huffingtonpost.co.uk
11 May 2012, 6:58 pm
A local health centre has managed to register Fan so that she does not have to pay the 90 euros a week for an ileostomy bottle, even though she has no permit of resisdence. In September, she could lose that too. To its credit the Catalan health services ...