How to provide care and support for people with a stoma, including types of urinary and faecal stomas and recognising and managing common stoma complications. Abstract A stoma is an opening in the ...

Skin irritations, stoma retractions, prolapse, or blockage are some of the more common complications of a colostomy. About 150,000 new colostomies or ileostomies are performed each year in the United ...

Leaking is a common problem that affects people with colostomy bags. Your bag may leak for many reasons, such as wearing away of your skin around your stomach or allowing your bag to become too full.

As mentioned, an ileostomy is a surgical procedure that alters the way stool leaves the body. Typically, ileostomies are performed when the large intestine (also known as the colon) is not functioning ...

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.