Common surgical options for UC include ileostomy and J-pouch surgery. People typically consider surgery when other treatments aren’t working. Or they may get it right away if serious problems ...

The stool draining from a colostomy will be pasty. Ostomy pouch. An ostomy pouch is the bag that collects the stool draining from your ostomy. Skin barrier. The skin barrier is the part of the ostomy ...

An ostomy bag or a pouch is worn on the abdomen to collect stool as it leaves the body through the stoma. However, there are some significant differences between an ileostomy and a colostomy.