Other pouches, known as closed pouches, don't have an opening. When they're full, you remove the entire pouch and replace it with a new one. After your surgery, you may be referred to an ostomy ...

Aleesha Verma, who had a second operation which gave her a permanent ileostomy in 2016, shows on social media how traditional dress can still be worn A woman who was fitted with a stoma bag in her ...

now has a stoma - an opening in her stomach where waste can be excreted into a stoma bag. Daisy is under the care of Birmingham Children's Hospital and will be part of an event to raise awareness ...