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If you are unhappy with the home health or hospice care you are receiving, you should notify the provider's administrator, your state health department, and the Better Business Bureau.

Adhering to your medicine plan can be hard, but there are ways to help stick to the plan.

Most second- and third-degree burns cause scarring. Physical therapists will work with your child to prevent or reduce scarring.

After a colostomy, stool is most often collected in a pouch that attaches to your body around the stoma. Read on to learn how to select a pouch.

You need to take care of your stoma and the skin around it (peristomal skin). That means keeping the stoma and the skin clean. It also means protecting the skin from moisture and contact with stool. This helps prevent skin problems and odor.

Read on for step-by-step directions on how to change your ileostomy pouch.

After an ileostomy, it may be harder to digest foods that are high in fiber. Eaten in large amounts, these foods can clump together and cause a blockage. Learn about the signs of a blockage and what to do if you have one.

You don't have to eat a special diet just because you've had an ileostomy. Most foods, chewed well and eaten slowly, won't give you problems, unless they did before. But you may need to be more aware of foods that make your stool more watery than normal and foods that cause gas or odor. You also need plenty of fluids and vitamins.

After an ileostomy, stool is collected in a pouch. This pouch attaches to your body around the hole (stoma). Read on to learn about the different kinds of pouches.