With a two-part pouch system, you’ll have a bag (or pouch) plus a skin barrier that protects your stoma and the skin surrounding it. The skin barrier is sometimes called a wafer or baseplate.

To fit a new bag, at first you need to cut a hole in the wafer or adhesive patch to fit your stoma. When your stoma has settled in size, you can get bags that are pre cut to fit. The more accurate the ...

If your ulcerative colitis (UC) hasn’t responded well enough to treatment, your doctor may suggest surgery and an ostomy pouch. This might sound intimidating. But for people with certain birth ...

In a recent post Poppy shared advice about what it is like to shop for a wedding dress when you have a stoma A woman is documenting her experiencing living with a stoma bag – including shopping ...

Fans and fellow celebs have applauded Louise Thompson and Adele Roberts after they opened up about their life-saving stoma bag. Former Made in Chelsea star Louise took to Instagram this week to ...

A woman is documenting her experiencing living with a stoma bag – including shopping for a wedding dress – because she wants to "normalise it and break the stigma". Poppy Williams, 27 ...

A stoma is an opening made in the skin in front of your neck to allow you to breathe. The opening is made at the base of your neck. Air goes in and out of your windpipe (trachea) and lungs through ...

A teenager will have a stoma bag for the rest of her life after what she thought was period pain turned out to be ulcerative colitis (UC). Sophia Haden, 18, said she had to go to the toilet 20 ...

If you’ve been watching The Traitors, then you’ll know fan-favourite Mollie Pearce had surgery to remove her colon in 2020, leaving her with a stoma bag. This came after she was diagnosed with ...