An operation that connects the small bowel to a surgically created opening (stoma) in the abdomen.

A liquid solution that washes out the bowel.

A protein that may be in the blood of a person with bowel cancer.

Ability to control urination and bowel movements.

See bowel cancer.

An examination of the bowel area using a white contrast liquid called barium. The barium is inserted into the rectum and x-rays are taken.

The right side of the bowel.

The opening at the end of the bowel where solid waste matter normally leaves the body. The muscles that control it are called the anal sphincter.

The part of the body between the chest and hips, which contains the stomach, liver, bowel, bladder and kidneys.

With youthful enthusiasm, 24-year-old Stephanie Kay throws herself into all opportunities to volunteer for the Cancer Council Queensland. Having fought-off the bowel cancer she was diagnosed with at 21, Steph’s eyes are on a cancer-free future. “Volunteering makes me feel…