Colostomy, Ileostomy, Urostomy and Vesicostomy

24 April,2021

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Colostomy, Ileostomy, Urostomy and Vesicostomy This information sheet is an introduction to having an ostomy and should be used as a brief guide to having a stoma, or ostomy.

“Stoma” simply means opening. A stoma allows access to the bowel or bladder via an opening on to the abdomen. The contents of the bladder (wee) or bowel (poo) then empty into a special bag that sticks on to the abdomen (tummy), and fits around the stoma. This is emptied or changed regularly as necessary. A stoma is one way of managing continence, but usually other methods would be tried first. Stomas may be temporary or permanent.

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