An ileostomy or colostomy bag should be emptied at regular intervals. Rather than focusing on a particular number of times per day, it’s better to consider emptying the bag when it is about one ...

Here I am posing with my ileostomy bag after one of my many surgeries. (It's the external pouch resting on my hip.) I had to stay away from solid foods for a few days, so when I was finally told I ...

A woman has shared pictures showing the stoma underneath her ileostomy bag to challenge the taboos surrounding people living with the effects of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Sam Cleasby was ...

After having reversal surgery, here’s what I miss about having an ileostomy bag Hattie Gladwell Published August 29, 2016 1:10pm Updated December 11, 2019 3:55pm Comments ...

An ileostomy bag was fitted, and Krystal empties her bag every few hours, changes it every few days, and tucks it into her underwear during her active life as a new mom.

In a recent Facebook post, 19-year-old Aimee Rouski shared what it’s like to live with Crohn’s disease, complete with pictures of her scars and ileostomy bag. The reason: “I always see body ...

The surgeon removes the ileostomy bag, closes the opening. And then you can go to the bathroom with only a slight increase to bowl movement frequency. [MUSIC PLAYING] ...

Living with IBD and an ileostomy bag: ‘Tough times don’t last but tough people do’ ‘My first thought was that I was dead but a nurse appeared and said I was alive – it was a relief’ Expand ...