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 ...

To characterise spinal cord injured (SCI) individuals with a stoma, their stoma management and outcomes, to identify sources of information and support for decision making and to explore the impact of ...

A stoma is an opening that a surgeon creates on a person’s abdomen to allow them to pass bodily waste. Stomas can be lifesaving for people with certain conditions. A person has ostomy surgery to ...

A stoma is an opening in your abdomen that allows waste to exit your body, rather than going through your digestive system. They’re used when part of your bowels or bladder either need to heal or be ...

An ostomy is a surgery that creates a hole to allow stool (poop) or urine (pee) to leave your body through your belly. It’s a new exit route for waste if you can’t poop or pee the way you usually ...