How to Care for Your Stoma. You'll change it a few times a day. Try to do that when the pouch is only a third full to prevent leaks, which can irritate your skin.

After many years of hiding the stoma bag, Levitt decided to buy a bikini for a family vacation to Cuba. She describes the trip as a "pivotal moment" during her journey as she proudly walked on the ...

A woman is documenting her experiencing living with a stoma bag – including shopping for a wedding dress – because she wants to "normalise it and break the stigma".

Having a stoma bag has given me my life and career back after 20 years of agony, reveals singer TOM SPEIGHT... now I'm in the best shape I've ever been By JO MACFARLANE Published: 11:47 EDT, 17 ...

Here are the 10 most common misconceptions about living with a stoma, according to Speight: 1. Swimming is fine. Often people believe that having a stoma means you can’t enjoy the same hobbies ...

Coloplast has announced the launch of its world-first digital leakage notification system, Heylo, to benefit patients living with a stoma. The new system is now available through the NHS to help ...

A teenager will have a stoma bag for the rest of her life after what she thought was period pain turned out to be ulcerative colitis (UC). Sophia Haden, 18, said she had to go to the toilet 20 ...