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 out. Your health care team will show ...

My ileostomy – a special black pouch on my tummy – is placed ... and different outfits (Picture: Lauren Wood) Having my stoma has made me realise that life is precious (Picture: Lauren Wood ...

This is called a stoma. It’s the lining of your intestine and looks red or pink. It has no nerve endings, so it shouldn’t be painful. Your surgeon will teach you how to use a special pouch ...

Waste moves from your body through the stoma involuntarily and into a pouch called an ostomy bag, which collects feces. Ostomy bags are odor-free and sealed to prevent leaks, but they need to be ...

Louise explained: ‘Isn’t it bizarre that this little grey pouch is the price ... admitted to hospital for 17 days (Picture: Instagram/ @louise.thompson) A stoma is an opening on the abdomen ...

Ostomy surgery is a life-saving procedure that allows bodily waste to pass through a surgically created stoma on the abdomen into a prosthetic known as a pouch ... and to show photos of it.

Louise Thompson has detailed ‘bursting into tears’ when realising her stoma had leaked while she ... ‘Isn’t it bizarre that this little grey pouch is the price I pay for good health!

One user shared a picture of their newly purchased ... The quality and thickness feels phenomenal and the pouch will fit all three of my stoma bags! Can’t wait to try them on”.

Stomas are an opening in a person's abdomen with a pouch placed over it to collect ... education about what it is like to live with a stoma. Photos by Shan Poppy Williams said she changed her ...

Most people understand and are very willing to help make things easier if they can. Stoma appliances are very well designed. They're not easily seen through your clothes and they shouldn't leak. Talk ...