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.

There are two ostomy bag systems: a one-piece and a two-piece. Both systems have a pouch that collects waste as well as a skin barrier (also called a flange, wafer, or baseplate) that sticks to ...

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 ...

There are many configurations of ostomy systems—disposable versus reusable, one-piece versus two-piece, flat or convex or concave wafer, vented or nonvented. This means each patient typically ...

You want to give the wafer time to seal well before getting in the water, and it’s important to wear a filter cover if your device has one. Use waterproof tape around the bag and near the stoma ...

After undergoing emergency surgery for the condition , he had a stoma connected to his digestive system. As today marks World Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Day (IDB), Speight has opened up about the ...

A person with a stoma may develop a high output stoma, sometimes called a high output ileostomy. It results in an atypically high output of liquids, which can cause dehydration. Fluid replacement ...

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 ...