How to Use ostomy in a Sentence

ostomy

noun

• The retreat also builds in plenty of time for rest and provides rehydration salts as well as ointments for ostomy care.
  — Katie Camero, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
• Patients with ostomies rely on specialized supplies that are evaluated and changed over time to maintain a seal, protect their skin, and function normally.
  — Diego Schaps, STAT, 1 Apr. 2026
• The remaining explanation is straightforward to anyone who works with ostomy patients.
  — Diego Schaps, STAT, 1 Apr. 2026
• Today, convexity, which can be more expensive, is used earlier and some experts recommend a convexity-first approach after ostomy surgery.
  — Diego Schaps, STAT, 1 Apr. 2026
• Strive Medical serves more than 20,000 patients annually and specializes in urology, wound care, ostomy, and incontinence products.
  — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 21 July 2026
• Lawmakers must pass legislation that clarifies that ostomy supplies are not appropriate for inclusion in competitive bidding programs and should be treated as patient-specific systems, not interchangeable goods.
  — Diego Schaps, STAT, 1 Apr. 2026
• Lisa Baxter, the clinical director of the inpatient wound and ostomy care team at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, said her team uses maggot therapy once or twice a year, usually for patients who can’t have surgery.
  — Mustafa Fattah, NBC news, 17 May 2026
• The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has decided to include ostomy supplies in its competitive bidding program (CBP), limiting supplier choice in the name of cost savings.
  — Diego Schaps, STAT, 1 Apr. 2026
• Created to support, empower, and connect women living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and ostomies, Girls With Guts is a blog turned international sisterhood that helps participants develop deeper connections with their bodies.
  — Katie Camero, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
• In more than 700 pages, CMS offers almost no ostomy-specific analysis, relying instead on extrapolation from other durable medical equipment and a single flawed ostomy data point to justify a policy affecting the roughly 1 million Americans living with an ostomy.
  — Diego Schaps, STAT, 1 Apr. 2026