You may need an ostomy if you can no longer poop or pee normally. A hole is created in your body surgically for you to urinate or defecate. Here’s what to expect from the surgery.

Ostomy bags are odor-resistant and heavy-duty to prevent leaks, but they need to be changed regularly. Here’s a primer on how to change your ostomy pouch properly.

Medically reviewed by Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD A urostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening in the ...

Ostomy bags are odor-resistant and heavy-duty to prevent leaks, but they need to be changed regularly. Here’s a primer on how to change your ostomy pouch properly.

An ostomy bag collects body waste from a stoma. Here's how it works, the types available, how to choose one, and how to manage common issues.

2. Apply a thick ring of ostomy paste around the opening. 3. After waiting one or two minutes for the paste to set, apply the skin barrier on the skin around the ostomy. 4. Next, attach the pouch, if ...

A research report from Fortune Business Insights estimates that the global ostomy market was worth $2.8 billion in 2018 and that it will grow at a CAGR of 5.2% by 2026 to sit at an estimated $4.23 ...

An ostomy is a piece of intestine that is brought to the skin. People with anal cancers or rectal cancers or severe bowel leakage will often note that they're not able to control their bowels anymore.

This fashion model poses with her ostomy bags to inspire other cancer survivors 01:03. Growing up with ostomy bags in Baltimore, Maryland, fashion model Jearlean Taylor wasn't sure she would be ...