In an interview with Newsweek via Zoom, Levitt shared the highs and mostly the lows of Crohn's disease and how she managed to embrace her stoma bag. "It was never something that I wanted. I didn't ...

An ostomy bag is a waterproof pouch you wear on your skin to collect waste products like stool (poop) or urine. You may need ...

The stool draining from a colostomy will be pasty. Ostomy pouch. An ostomy pouch is the bag that collects the stool draining from your ostomy. Skin barrier. The skin barrier is the part of the ostomy ...

Most likely, you will have met them before the operation. They can remind you of how to take care of your stoma, ostomy, or pouch. Constant drainage is best during the first 3 to 4 weeks for a new ...

"I needed a way to protect my ostomy pouch while training and working as a police officer, playing hockey, or engaging in ...

Bowel movements will leave your body through it and collect in a special pouch that you’ll empty out. Your health care team will show you how to change your bag and take care of the stoma.