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 ...

You will also need to understand how to care for a stoma and change the ostomy bag. During ileostomy surgery, a piece of the small intestine will be brought through the abdomen, usually on the ...

For them it's life-changing, but for me it was ... "I'm hoping that people stop defining themselves by an ostomy. It's not who you are, the girl with the bag — it's who you are because you ...