A woman who wears a colostomy bag after she nearly died from an incurable bowel condition has become a world champion bodybuilder. Zoey Wright had her large intestine removed three years ago, but that ...

Bethany Townsend has Crohn’s disease. July 2, 2014— -- Bethany Townsend decided to post some snapshots of herself in a bikini, bravely exposing her colostomy bags for the first time. And now they ...

A woman who almost died because of a severe bowel condition has become a champion bodybuilder and proudly shows off her colostomy bag in competition. Zoey Wright, 22, was diagnosed with Ulcerative ...

Living with a colostomy bag, for many, is life-altering. Not sure what a colostomy bag is? Well, according to the NHS website, a colostomy itself is "an operation to divert one end of the colon (part ...

"If we don't talk about it, if we don't teach people, how are they going to know to accept us for who we are?" says Jessica Grossman, who founded the nonprofit Uncover Ostomy Jessica Grossman was ...

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What is a Colostomy Bag? A colostomy bag is a pouch made of heavy-duty plastic that’s worn on your body and collects your poop. You will need to use one of these bags if you had a colostomy, a form of ...

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 ileostomy and a colostomy are surgical procedures that reroute part of the intestines to an opening in the abdominal wall. Ileostomies involve the small intestine, while colostomies involve the ...

The colostomy diet is an eating plan that doctors recommend for people recovering from colostomy surgery. While a colostomy does not affect a person’s ability to eat or digest food, eating certain ...