This might sound intimidating. But for people with certain birth defects, cancer, and bowel issues like UC, an ostomy bag can be life-changing. An ostomy bag is a pouch on the outside of your body ...

Your health care team will show you how to change your bag and take care of the stoma. Over time, you'll get used to this new routine. Sometimes doctors do a colostomy to give a damaged section ...

such as wearing away of your skin around your stomach or allowing your bag to become too full. A stoma is an opening in your abdomen that allows stool or urine to collect in a pouch outside of ...

Fleet, aka Stomababe, was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2020 and was fitted with a stoma bag, also known as a colostomy bag, in 2021 after her bowl split open. She has since been using her ...

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Fans and fellow celebs have applauded Louise Thompson and Adele Roberts after they opened up about their life-saving stoma bag. Former Made in Chelsea star Louise took to Instagram this week to ...

You might have: a colostomy - an opening of the large bowel onto the tummy an ileostomy - an opening of the small bowel onto the tummy a urostomy - an opening of the urinary system onto the tummy When ...