But it might not change the types of food you eat ... And you won't need to wear or manage your ostomy bag. As for the cons, you may be sore, get bowel changes (diarrhea or constipation ...

For them it's life-changing, but for me it was ... "I'm hoping that people stop defining themselves by an ostomy. It's not who you are, the girl with the bag — it's who you are because you ...

An ostomy pouch is the bag that collects the stool draining from your ostomy ... This should be about one to three times every day. Change your pouch at least once every week. Change your ostomy pouch ...

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 ...

You will also need to understand how to care for a stoma and change the ostomy bag. During ileostomy surgery, a piece of the small intestine will be brought through the abdomen, usually on the ...

Debbie Kinder of Charleston, West Virginia has used an ostomy bag for around four years. Her nonprofit, Kinder's Closet, provides free ostomy supplies to anyone who needs them.