An ostomy bag is an umbrella term for the types of bags that collect waste from surgical openings in your intestines or bladder. A colostomy bag is a type of ostomy bag used to collect stool. Share on ...

An ostomy is a surgical procedure creating an opening, or "stoma," on the abdomen to allow waste to exit the body. This may ...

What started as a private health battle became a public journey of self-love and resilience, all while learning to rock an ostomy bag Tereza Shkurtaj is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Sara Levitt proudly carries her story of survival and self-love whenever she walks down the runway or poses for the camera. The 30-year-old model has been smashing stigmas in recent years, being an ...

Louise Thompson has had a stoma bag fitted, six years after being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. The former Made In Chelsea star, 34, posted a video to her 1.4m Instagram followers today showing ...

Lucy Smith Butler, 27, had a stoma fitted in 2019 "I always say my stoma bag is my bag for life. It's my new accessory. You don't have to hide it." Lucy Smith Butler, from Rochdale in Greater ...

Reality star Louise Thompson has said a new Lego character with an ostomy bag is “so important” as she will “help children engage in a dialogue around visible and non-visible disabilities”. The former ...

Growing up with a chronic illness, Sara Levitt was forced to undergo emergency colon surgery that left her with an ostomy bag. At age 13, Levitt, from Montreal, Canada, thought her life was over and ...