The operation is called a colostomy. 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.

Debbie Kinder of Charleston, West Virginia has used an ostomy bag for around four years. Her nonprofit, Kinder's Closet, ...

Having an ostomy now is much different than it used ... So living a very active, healthy, normal life is my patient's main concern. And that absolutely is something that can be achieved.

As you learn to manage your stoma, it should have less and less impact on your day to day life. It is normal to feel worried about how you will look if you need to have a colostomy or ileostomy. You ...

An ostomy is a surgically created opening on your abdomen to drain stool. It is the end of the intestine that can be seen on the skin of your belly. There are two types of ostomies: ileostomy and ...

A colostomy is where part of your large bowel (colon) is brought out through an opening made in your tummy. The opening is called a stoma. Louise captioned her post: 'A little different from my ...

Emma carries her stoma supplies when she goes out Emma is backing a Colostomy UK campaign to make all public toilets stoma-friendly by including hooks, suitable shelf space, mirrors and disposal ...

If the stoma looks normal, you can apply a new ostomy bag. Your ostomy bag will generally need to be changed every 2-4 days.

You may need to go to the toilet much more often than normal. If you have had a colostomy you ... Some foods can cause wind, which will go into your stoma bag if you have a colostomy or ileostomy. You ...

Prof Myint said the treatment meant patients could avoid a colostomy – an operation to bring part of the bowel through an opening in the stomach to form a stoma ... have had a normal, healthy ...