Pre-surgery, I wouldn’t have been able to do a show like The Traitors or Dancing On Ice. It feels like a massive accomplishment to show people there is life after bowel surgery.” After opening ...

Medically reviewed by Scott Sundick, MD A Whipple procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy) is a complex surgery involving several ...

In most cases, a temporary ostomy is needed, which is closed in three to six months depending on the need for chemotherapy after surgery. You will probably have more bowel movements right after the ...

Most often, doctors can reconnect the separated sections of the colon after the surgery and you can have normal bowel movements again. But sometimes, that can’t happen. In those cases ...

A MUM was forced to undergo 12-hour surgery to reconstruct her bowels and vagina using pig skin after doctors dismissed her ...

It is important to try to sip water throughout the day to avoid becoming dehydrated. You may notice that your bowel movements are not regular right after your surgery. This is common. Bit by bit, you ...

A doctor explained why you have unexpected diarrhoea after getting that gallbladder removal surgery. It has to do with the ...

A colostomy is an operation to create an opening (stoma) of the large bowel (colon ... might have a temporary colostomy with surgery to remove part of the colon. This is to give your colon time to ...

You have tests to check you are fit for surgery and meet the team who will be looking after you. Surgery to remove a small part of the bowel lining (local resection) Local resection is for small, ...