Wear your pouch inside the underwear. Pouch covers add to your comfort and help absorb perspiration. Will Weight Gain or Loss Affect My Colostomy Pouch? Yes, if it’s more than 10-15 pounds.

Proper care of the colostomy bag and stoma is crucial when using a pool. Waterproof ostomy pouch covers may be necessary to prevent water from compromising the seal of the colostomy bag.

It's bad enough that I have it," 88-year-old Ruth Sherman told WCBS News of the ostomy pouch attached to her side. " I had to pull from my sweatpants and I had to pull my underwear, my underwear down.

Ryan Pacheco, of Huntington Station, says Burger King fired him because he uses a colostomy bag. He is shown outside his lawyer's office in Garden City on Friday. Credit: Debbie Egan-Chin ...

The mother-of-three was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2003, and had a colectomy and ileostomy in 2013. Due to the procedures, she wears a medical device known as a ostomy bag to collect ...

An ostomy pouch can give someone with severe ulcerative colitis their life back, says Yosef Nasseri, MD. He's a colorectal surgeon at the Surgery Group of Los Angeles and is affiliated with Cedars ...

A colostomy bag doesn’t really affect how long you’ll live. A better indicator of your life span will be how well the colostomy bag helped treat your underlying condition. You may get a ...

A urostomy bag holds urine while a colostomy bag holds stool. Learn reasons you may need a urostomy or colostomy, plus things to consider when preparing for either procedure.

During a colostomy, surgeons move one end of the colon through an opening in the abdomen. After the surgery, some people will use a colostomy bag to collect body waste. This can be temporary or ...