The stool that is eliminated through the stoma has passed through the ascending colon, so it tends to be liquid or semi-formed.

Stoma and ostomy bags may also be referred to as colostomy bags. "There are different types of bags for a stoma but ultimately a stoma bag or ostomy bag are really the same thing," Mumtaz says.

The stoma can measure from 1 to 1 1/2 inches around. Unlike your anus, the stoma has no sphincter muscle (the muscles that control bowel movements), so most people cannot control the exit of waste ...

Peristomal dermatoses commonly afflict the area around stoma openings in ostomy patients. These complications, however, are often unreported by patients and remain untreated for years, thus ...

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 ...

A team of specialist nurses in London has designed and written a new stoma care book to help “empower” patients and guide health professionals supporting them.