Slim support for pill's weight-loss claim May 7, 2008
It noted that much of Goldshield's evidence was based on "in vitro" studies - in a controlled environment outside of a living organism - and that the "in vivo studies had been carried out on obese, diabetic or ileostomy subjects or hamsters and guinea pigs". Other studies presented by Goldshield, about one of the ingredients of LIPObind, were also rejected by the ASA on similar grounds of providing a lack of sufficient in vivo evidence. (guardian.co.uk)
Ruth Mann, 84; formed support group Apr 16, 2008
Ruth (Stone) Mann was in her late 20s and a recent bride in 1952 when she chose what was then an experimental procedure known as an ileostomy to remove the lower part of her small intestine during her 10-year struggle with ulcerative colitis ... "She was a force to be reckoned with. The doctors had told her she wouldn't live to the age of 30. When they did an ileostomy on my mother, it wasn't a run-of-the-mill procedure. The materials they used were experimental.". (Boston Globe)
Woman's close call with cancer demonstrates value of early screening (21) Mar 1, 2008
Though she avoided the most painful of cancer treatments, Maus lived for several months with an ileostomy --- an opening in her abdomen that connects to the end of the small intestine ... She named her ileostomy bag with her nieces and nephews --- they called it George. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Trent woman recovering from multi-organ transplant Feb 26, 2008
Baer had an ileostomy that brought the last portion of the small intestine to the abdominal surface to bring bodily waste out to a pouch. She lifted up her shirt to show the woman what surgery she had, but the woman still didn t believe her. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
March of Dimes family grateful for miracle Feb 13, 2008
Caroline has an ileostomy. She still has to be catherized twice a day. (Loris Scene, SC)
Coping with change -- Support group offers help before and after ostomy surgery Nov 11, 2007
An estimated 750,000 to 1 million Americans have had ostomy surgery involving the colon (colostomy), urinary tract (urostomy) or small intesting (ileostomy), all of which require wearing an external pouch under the clothes to collect feces or urine. Currently available estimates of the number of patients vary. (North County Times)
• Group Honors Fight In Firefighter Nov 10, 2007
Benirschke was devastated not only about the prospect of never playing football again, but also about adjusting to life with an ileostomy. Benirschke said he thought he would never play football again. (FOX61, CT)
Loving them for who they are Nov 3, 2007
Max had an ileostomy bag to catch his fluids and stools for a year and one-half and didn t begin walking until he was 5, largely due to his sickness. If he doesn t get better on this new medicine he s on, he might have to have some more surgeries, so he can heal. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Cancer: The good news May 17, 2007
Two days after her wedding, Ms Tedd, 44, was in hospital having her bowel removed in a procedure known as an ileostomy. The honeymoon had to wait. (Independent)
Calls for govt to subsidise Crohn drug Apr 20, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. April 20, 2007 - 6:34PM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Fishers of men Mar 3, 2007
"Surgeons removed two-thirds of Howell's colon, and he was told he would have to wear an ileostomy bag on his side for a while. "This is where I really started questioning God about why this was happening to me," he said. "I did not understand why I had to go through all of this. Our trials and hard times will always bring us closer to God. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
The gift of love: A husband. A wife. A bad kidney. A happy ending. Feb 13, 2007
I lost my spleen and my large intestine; for a year I had an ileostomy,'' she said. In the ileostomy procedure, part of her intestine was removed and she was given a surgically created opening to empty waste into an external bag ... Even after release from the Broward hospitals, with her ileostomy reversed, she fought her illness for a year, getting around with a walker, too weak to work. (The Miami Herald)
Eating disorders misunderstood by doctors Feb 6, 2007
There's still chance to win 50,000 in our free Fantasy League game. Last updated at 12:47pm on 5th February 2007. (Daily Mail)
Donations provide ill woman with hope Jan 29, 2007
By age 10, she had to have an ileostomy, in which doctors removed her colon and rectum. Morin also underwent a hysterectomy when she was 27. (AZCentral -- News)
Castro 'opted for risky surgery' Jan 18, 2007
In its Wednesday edition, El Pais quoted the anonymous sources as saying the veteran Cuban leader had personally refused an ileostomy - which would require using a temporary bag for removing bodily wastes - on the grounds that the recovery period from the procedure was slow. He decided to have the colon stitched to the rectum instead, but it did not heal properly, they added. (BBC News -- Americas)
A faithful companion Jan 18, 2007
At age 3, she was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and had an ileostomy when she was 10, in which doctors removed her colon and rectum. Karen also underwent a hysterectomy from an unrelated illness when she was 27. (AZCentral -- News)
Triathlete Comes to Terms With Crohn's Disease Dec 10, 2006
It was a procedure, called an ileostomy, he once considered a life sentence ... "We get hundreds and hundreds of applications, but Thomas' was very powerful," said Rolf Benirschke, the former NFL kicker whose own comeback from an ileostomy inspired the award ... "Finally, a verdict was returned. His problem was Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel disease that causes swelling of the intestines.He was 14 years old.That summer, instead of swimming, striking out opposing hitters with his... (WRAL.com, NC)
Third Case Of vCJD Linked to Transfusions Worries British ... Dec 9, 2006
The man had suffered from ulcerative colitis for many years and at age 22 underwent colectomy and ileostomy. A year later, after the ileostomy was converted to an ileoanal J-pouch, complications required 22 units of red cells, 15 units of fresh frozen plasma, and three platelet doses. (MedPage Today)
Expats in Asia: Oct 28, 2006
I met Lee through his father, a Busan surgeon who'd hired me to help proofread a medical journal article about antiperistaltic ileostomy (an endeavor that earned me a coveted translation credit in Diseases of the Colon and Rectum). At the time I began to tutor him, Lee was a quiet 14-year-old with an affinity for Disney movies and a disinterest in the rote methods of Korean schooling. (Slate)
Friends gather to help cancer patient Oct 20, 2006
He has a permanent ileostomy to flush out the intestinal waste into an external bag. An ileostomy is a surgically created opening in the large intestine and the bag is usually placed above the groin on the right side of the abdomen. (The News-Herald)
Reserve law enforcement officer honored Oct 10, 2006
He hit 135 pounds and had an emergency ileostomy. "When I woke up in that hospital, I was so sick I thought I was done," Hayes said. (North County Times)
Danger signals'I was thought too young to get bowel cancer' Oct 1, 2006
In total she needed 23 and a half hours of surgery, including a colostomy and ileostomy - leading to an external pouch for waste - as well as six months of chemotherapy and a course of radiotherapy. The chemotherapy left her weak. (BBC News -- UK)
Bob Baker - Resident Shares His Experience for Others With Bowel Diseases Jul 26, 2006
Bob underwent an ileostomy - the complete removal of his large intestine and the re-routing of his small intestine to a new opening in the abdominal wall. Following the surgery, food wastes exit through that opening, called a stoma, into an external pouch. (Voices, CT)
Relay for Life Honorary Co-Chairs Unger, Bonjour Tell Their Stories Jul 13, 2006
But, "his very skilled surgeon, with God's help, was able to remove the radiated parts of the colon and rectum and do the resection." Unger had a reversible loop ileostomy, then started the first of 12 chemo treatments at the Mayo Clinic on Nov. 29. He was getting a cocktail known as FOLFOX, which consists of 5FU with leucovorin-oxaliplatin infusion followed by a 46-hour continuous infusion of the 5FU. He did the remainder of his chemo treatments at the Mercy Cancer Center in Mason City. (Hampton Chronicle, IA)
Releasing the weight of secrets Apr 25, 2006
In her case, Benitez is literally toting a plastic bag after deciding to have an ileostomy 12 years ago ... Benitez struggled with ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), for 30 years before finally getting the ileostomy. (Minnetonka Lakeshore Weekly News, MN)
