When Should I Change My Colostomy Pouch? Schedule routine colostomy pouch emptying before breakfast or in the evening before going to bed, when your body is less busy with digestion. Plan regular ...

Colostomy surgery is a procedure where the colon or large intestine is diverted to an artificial opening on the lower section of the wall of the abdomen so that it can expel out fecal matter to the ...

When make-up artist and Crohn’s disease patient Bethany Townsend shared a photo via Facebook showing her lounging in the Mexican sun with her colostomy bag on her stomach, the image quickly went viral ...

A Crohn's patient has raised awareness of the realities of living with the disease - including using a colostomy bag - by writing on Facebook about how people are insensitive towards those with the ...

Urostomy and colostomy bags are used in two different types of ostomies. Also called stomas, these are surgical openings meant to create alternatives for waste to leave your body. A urostomy bag is ...

A young designer has taken fashion into medical territory and created a line of lingerie-style colostomy bags. James Shutt, 23, embarked on the innovative fashion task after realising how, contrary to ...

A 36-year-old woman from Belfast has posed proudly with her colostomy bag in a bid to break the stigma surrounding them. Donna Cusack had her bowel removed to save her life in September last year. Now ...