Ostomy bag

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Even if it’s only temporary, having an ostomy can be a big adjustment. There's a lot to learn — stoma care, changing your ostomy pouch, and more. Here are some tips to make living with a colostomy bag a lot easier!

After colostomy surgery, you will want to give yourself time to adjust to the ostomy bag. This includes modifying your diet post-surgery, and even limiting some foods until after you’ve completed your recovery. In most cases, your doctor will recommend a special diet to help facilitate healing and avoid irritation. You should always follow your

Do you know when to change your ostomy bag? In this article, I’ll show you what to look for when deciding on a schedule for your appliance changes.

An ostomy bag is a stool or urine collection pouch for when a surgeon creates an ostomy in the abdomen.

"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

When Rebecca Zamolo was 22, she moved to Los Angeles to become an actress. About a year later, she was out running when she had the urge to go to the bathroom—bad. After about a week of pooping way more than usual, she visited her doctor thinking she had a stomach bug. That's when she was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, a chronic, inflammatory bowel disease that irritates the digestive system and causes serious pain.

Hello, years ago my son had an ileostomy. Since he didn't like looking at the bag, we needed to cover it. I found various online sites where I could purchase ostomy covers, or YouTube videos of people sewing them, but I couldn't find patterns to download. After much trial and error, I made a bag

Join Katie for a day as she explains how to clean, change and live with a stoma.