This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (March 2010) Adrienne Janic (Serbian Cyrillic: Ð°Ð´ÑÐ¸Ð°Ð½Ð° ÑÐ°Ð½Ð¸Ñ), (born July 25, 1974), sometimes credited simply as AJ, is an American actress and television host of Serbian and Mexican descent.
Fortunately, not all people with damaged colons need to have a permanent colostomy. Only about 10 to 15 percent of people with colorectal cancer, for example, will need one. Your doctor will be able to tell you what your options are.
Townsendâs shame-free attitude about needing to wear colostomy bags is exactly what colorectal surgeon Feza Remzi, MD, encourages in his patients. He says some patients only need stoma (ileostomy or colostomy) bags temporarily, usually for three to nine months while recovering from intestinal surgery.