How to Use colostomy in a Sentence

colostomy

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  • The gaping wound in Nicholas' abdomen from his colostomy will not heal.
    — Mark Johnson and Kathleen Gallagher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2010
  • The system aimed to make colostomy bags easier to wear and maintain.
    — A. J. Baime, Car and Driver, 31 Mar. 2020
  • Doctors treated Jackson with a colostomy, diverting the colon through his skin to a bag attached to his side.
    — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2019
  • Wright was recovering from surgery at the time and had a colostomy bag attached to his lower abdomen.
    — John Caniglia, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2020
  • His hamstring is bothering him now, but this is a man who once played with a colostomy bag under his uniform.
    — Emma Span, SI.com, 15 Sep. 2017
  • While the president did stress that no deal has been made, my hope is that this orange mass of colostomy waste finds another bone to gnaw on and leaves DACA alone.
    — Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root, 14 Sep. 2017
  • Another smuggling victim, who had medical issues and wore a colostomy bag, was stripped naked, tied up and stunned with a taser.
    — Mario Ariza, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Sep. 2020
  • Her condition has left her dependent on a colostomy bag.
    — Houston Chronicle, 18 June 2018
  • In 2016, Stone was a victim of gun violence himself, surviving a serious shooting that required hours of surgery and left him, to this day, with a colostomy bag.
    — Rosemary Sobol, chicagotribune.com, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Good day: Wilson had a patient last year who was unexpectedly diagnosed with cancer and had to have a colostomy.
    — Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com, 20 July 2017
  • The procedure leaves the person with a permanent colostomy and urinary diversion.
    — cleveland, 4 Mar. 2021
  • In one case, a patient who had a colostomy as the result of a gang rape was repeatedly punished by staff for urinary and fecal incontinence, according to the report.
    — Molly Parker, ProPublica, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Campbell uses a walker, relies on an external colostomy bag, requires four breathing treatments a day and may have lung cancer.
    — Eric Heisig, cleveland.com, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Jackson's colostomy was not reversed until this summer, after his parole.
    — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2019
  • His wife, initially queasy about bodily fluids, learned to change bandages, colostomy bags and the feeding apparatus.
    — Meredith Cohn, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2018
  • And that was a simple procedure compared to the responsibilities for other families, like colostomy bags and wound care.
    — Next Avenue, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
  • The group provides support to folks who have or will undergo diversionary bowel or bladder surgeries (e.g. colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy, Kock or J pouch).
    — Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Since then, prisoner advocates have alleged that the feces actually came from an inmate's colostomy bag.
    — Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, 20 Apr. 2018
  • In January 2019, Bolsonaro underwent surgery to remove a colostomy bag fitted after he was stabbed four months earlier on the presidential campaign trail.
    — Rodrigo Pedroso and Larry Register, CNN, 14 July 2021
  • Share prices have soared for large Danish health companies such as Coloplast — a major player in the market for colostomy pouches, continence and skin and wound care treatments — and Genmab, a biotech company specializing in cancer treatments.
    — Matt Phillips, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2020
  • The group provides aid and support to people contemplating or who have undergone diversionary bowel or bladder surgeries (colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy, Kock or J pouch, etc.).
    — Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 23 Apr. 2018
  • One of her concerns was a possible perforation requiring additional surgery and a temporary colostomy.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2021
  • The group provides aid and support to individuals contemplating or who have undergone diversionary bowel or bladder surgeries (colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy, Kock or J pouch, etc.).
    — Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 23 Feb. 2018
  • Barroso referenced health issues that Henry has, including kidney problems and requiring a colostomy bag, which are typically needed for those suffering from lower bowel problems.
    — Steve Vockrodt, kansascity, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Patients were sent with diagnoses like lymphocytic colitis, severe diabetes, chronic skin ulcers, severe anemia and kidney disease, colostomy and suicidal thoughts.
    — Stacey Burling, Philly.com, 28 June 2018
  • Of the children who survive their injuries, Henry said many still face serious medical complications, including disabilities caused by paralysis, abdominal and gastrointestinal damage, the need for a colostomy, and lifelong mental health struggles.
    — Karen Ann Cullotta, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2022

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