Life after an ostomy surgery, such as ileostomy or colostomy, involves adapting to an ostomy bag for waste collection. This often brings many questions: Can I still do my usual activities?

A colostomy is an operation to create an opening (stoma) of the large bowel (colon) onto the surface of the tummy (abdomen). Your poo no longer passes out of your body through your back passage.

Mrs Swales, who has five children, has sewn the bags to give out to people with an ostomy since having her operation in December 2017. More news from around Yorkshire "I know how life-changing ...

A colostomy is an opening that connects the large bowel, or colon, to the skin. The stool draining from a colostomy will be pasty. Ostomy pouch. An ostomy pouch is the bag that collects the stool ...

Louie wants to use his comedy platform to make things better for people using stoma bags A comedian has started showing his colostomy bag at his gigs to encourage more discussion about the topic.