The stoma will be swollen just after your operation but it will get smaller and flatter. These photographs show one type of colostomy bag from the front and back. Photo showing one type of colostomy ...

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 out.

All of TPE’s accessible station toilets now have shelves, hooks to hang belongings on, mirrors, and disposal facilities to meet Colostomy UK requirements to be stoma-friendly. This includes ...