Change the ostomy bag when it is one-third full to prevent leaks and skin irritation. After taking out the bag, clean the skin around the stoma with soap and water to avoid infections. Eating smaller ...

Waste moves from your body through the stoma involuntarily and into a pouch called an ostomy bag, which collects feces. Ostomy bags are odor-free and sealed to prevent leaks, but they need to be ...

Alex MacInnis ran not one, but two ultramarathons to complete the Squamish 50/50, a race with 80 kilometres on the first day, 50 kilometres on the second and over six kilometres of elevation. He did ...

A North Vancouver man is out to prove that you can still climb mountains, literally and figuratively, while living with an ostomy. “People think that an ostomy ends your life,” said North Van resident ...

CEO, Padraic Dempsey along with Sara, Carys and Sonia from Coed Glas Primary School, who named it 'The Stomatic Line' Medical device manufacturer Eakin Healthcare has unveiled the world’s largest ...

The UAB Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery’s Wound, Ostomy and Continence care team received the 2025 Employer Recognition Award from the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification ...

Maintaining healthy skin around a stoma is one of the most critical components of long-term ostomy management. Over the years, patients and healthcare providers have experimented with countless ...

During ostomy surgery, a surgeon creates an opening in the intestine, called a stoma, which is then fixed to the abdominal wall to allow waste to leave the body. This procedure may be necessary for ...

A gut rehab surgery in 2016 left Debbie Kinder, 58, with an ileostomy that diverts waste from her small intestine to a wearable pouch. She started keeping her supplies — pouches, odor eliminators, ...

A urostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening in the abdominal wall, called a stoma, to reroute urine flow. A stoma may be necessary when the bladder is diseased or does not ...