Irrigation for a colostomy is an option for managing your stoma output. It could allow you to avoid a colostomy bag, but it’s an optional practice. Share on Pinterest digicomphoto/Getty Images ...

How Will a Colostomy Change My Life? If you get a colostomy, your medical team will talk to you while you’re still in the hospital after the surgery about how to take care of it and will give you some ...

What is a Colostomy Bag? A colostomy bag is a pouch made of heavy-duty plastic that’s worn on your body and collects your poop. You will need to use one of these bags if you had a colostomy, a form of ...

THE commonly employed method of colostomy irrigation is unnecessarily protracted and unpleasant. Various irrigating apparatus have been tried by us and have proved unsatisfactory because of leakage ...

While advances in stoma bags have made them easier to use and live with, you may still be interested in possible alternatives. These depend on your specific condition. A colostomy bag (pouch) is a ...

A colostomy bag is a plastic bag that collects fecal matter, also called stool or poop, from the digestive tract through an opening in the abdominal wall called a stoma. Doctors attach a bag to the ...