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

A woman is documenting her experiencing living with a stoma bag – including shopping for a wedding dress – because she wants to "normalise it and break the stigma". Poppy Williams, 27, from ...

The surgeon will attach the end of your colon to the stoma. 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 ...

In a recent post Poppy shared advice about what it is like to shop for a wedding dress when you have a stoma A woman is documenting her experiencing living with a stoma bag – including shopping ...

"If we don't talk about it, if we don't teach people, how are they going to know to accept us for who we are?" says Jessica Grossman, who founded the nonprofit Uncover Ostomy Jessica Grossman was ...

Also called a K-pouch, a continent ileostomy is a connection of the end of the small intestine, called the ileum, to the skin of your abdomen. A surgeon makes it so that waste can leave your body ...

PITTSBURGH, March 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I needed a way to protect my ostomy pouch while training and working as a police officer, playing hockey, or engaging in other activities," said an ...