Visceroptosis

Medical illustration of the torso showing the stomach, liver, small intestine, and colon in their normal anatomical positions. Fine blue dashed reference lines and a curved pelvic line indicate anatomical landmarks used to illustrate organ position when discussing visceroptosis (downward displacement of abdominal organs). The organs are rendered in a soft pencil-sketch style with subtle beige and pink tones against a light background.

The Condition Medicine Forgot: Visceroptosis

This article explores the history and current research surrounding visceroptosis, a condition involving the downward displacement of internal organs. While some forms of organ prolapse, such as rectal and pelvic organ prolapse, are already recognized features of Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS), the possibility that connective tissue laxity may also affect organs higher in the abdomen […]

Tayler sits on white stairs wearing a green sleeveless top and ripped jeans, with an ostomy pouch visible at her waist. Small white flowers are tucked into the waistband of her jeans around the ostomy pouch. She looks toward the camera with a calm, confident expression, portraying everyday life with an ostomy.

My Ostomy Saved My Life

Celebrating My Two-Year Stoma-Versary I used to feel like I couldn’t say, “my ostomy bag saved my life,” because I didn’t get my ostomy bag for the same reasons a lot of people do. Some of the most common reasons people need ostomies are for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), acute infections like diverticulitis, or colon […]