When they're full, you remove the entire pouch and replace it with a new one. After your surgery, you may be referred to an ...

it’s better to consider emptying the bag when it is about one-third full. Every person will have their own preference on where, when, and how often they like to empty the ostomy bag. With every ...

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 pouch that sticks to your skin and protects it. Empty your pouch ...

Crohn's sufferer Bethany Townsend, 23, became an overnight internet sensation after an image she posted of herself in a bikini with a colostomy bag scored more than eleven million views on social ...

The condition, which affects 1 in 650 people in the UK, means many of those affected have to wear a colostomy bag which can make some sufferers want to cover up, even in hot weather. But now one ...

"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 ...