An ostomy bag is a waterproof pouch you wear on your skin to collect waste products like stool (poop) or urine. You may need ...

Ostomy surgery is a life-saving procedure that allows bodily waste to pass through a surgically created stoma on the abdomen into a prosthetic known as a pouch or ostomy bag on the outside of the ...

Debbie Kinder of Charleston, West Virginia has used an ostomy bag for around four years. Her nonprofit, Kinder's Closet, ...

Medicare considers ostomy bags and related supplies as prosthetic devices. This means Medicare should cover them as long as they’re ordered by a doctor or other healthcare professional who works ...

HANNAH Whateley faced every parent’s worst nightmare when her baby girl ate a toy that burned through her stomach.  Araya, ...

Doctors typically treat Hirschsprung disease with surgery to remove part of the intestine. Learn about surgical procedures, ...

The majority (87 of 174) of the ostomy patients in this study were diagnosed ... Data also indicated that lotions containing propylene glycol impaired bag adhesion even after they were allowed ...