Anostomy bag(also called a pouch or appliance) collects pee or poop. You attach it to your stoma. A barrier secures the bag to your skin and protects it from waste. A secure fit is important. Because without a good seal, pee and poop could get on the skin around the opening and cau...
Stoma tissue is very delicate and easy to injure. A prolapsed stoma can rub against the opening to the pouch and get irritated or bleed. Be careful to avoid pinching the stoma between the flange (the plastic piece that fits into the ostomy pouch) and the pouch. Wear clothes with a loose...
Ultimately, our goal is to improve the lives of ostomates around the world. Here are just a few examples of how we achieved this goal… Jack Holst from Denmark who wears our Ultraframe flange extender has been competing in Marathons and IronMan races in close to elite times. ReadJack’s ...
A colostomy is a surgical procedure in which an opening in the abdomen is created so that a person can empty the contents of...
Proctocolectomy or colectomyremoves yourcolon(large intestine) or rectum, or both.The surgery changes the path of your digestive tract so waste can pass through your body. In a proctocolectomy, the waste is diverted to anostomybag on the outside of your body. In a colectomy, the waste move...