An ostomy bag is a waterproof pouch you wear on your skin to collect waste products like stool (poop) or urine. You may need an ostomy bag either permanently or temporarily after an ostomy surgery ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Ileostomy and colostomy are two types of ostomy surgery that treat diseases and conditions affecting the digestive system. Both include the creation of a ...

The stool draining from a colostomy will be pasty. Ostomy pouch. An ostomy pouch is the bag that collects the stool draining from your ostomy. Skin barrier. The skin barrier is the part of the ostomy ...

This is a prime example of a surgeon needlessly endangering the safety and well-being of a patient,” plaintiff's counsel Paul ...