An ostomy bag can generally hold a good amount of waste—usually enough for a few hours, depending on your output. Once the ...

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 ...

The operation is called a colostomy. The surgeon will attach the end of your colon to the stoma. Bowel movements will leave your body through it and collect in a special pouch that you’ll empty ...

Also called a K-pouch, a continent ileostomy is a connection of the end ... Instead, you insert a tube called a catheter when it's time to empty the pouch. As the pouch fills with what’s in ...