Odor issues and pouch leakage are two conditions every ostomate suffers from, daily. However, both...

Initially, it dreaded me to think of how an ostomate manages to lead a normal life! From wearing...

When the need arises for you or your loved one to undergo a gastroenterological surgery, there is...

Ostomates are familiar with this terminology. ‘Convex inserts’, to put it simply, are a popular...

The first day of your ostomy life is akin to the first day of your new job! A lot of things running...

Several people suffer from bladder dysfunction each year and the doctors...

Suppose you have left the hospital with a one-piece pouch. What is it that makes you decide that...

Before discussing whether to go for a one-piece closed pouch or a two-piece one, it is important...

Living life with an ostomy pouch attached to your body is not easy. In the beginning, it often...

Adhesive removal is an integral part of medical procedures although we do not tend to research it...

Once the situation of living with an ostomy arises, there is a flood of queries about dealing...

Peristomal skin complications or PSC are quite common experiences among ostomates. Since many...

These wipes indeed are known by more than one name. Some call them barrier wipes, while others...

Life of an ostomate is more challenging than it sounds. Though they perform several activities like...

A surgical procedure to reroute a person’s digestive and urinary waste out of the body is ostomy....

In the United States, an estimated 450,000 approx. people have ostomy support which is now a...

Wafers are plastic rings for a critical purpose – holding your ostomy bag in place. Wafers are...

When diagnosed with a disease adversely affecting the functioning of the colon, an opening or a...

Ostomy is not only the treatment of a disease but also the beginning of a new life that comes with...

Ostomy (more commonly known as Stoma) is a surgical opening that is created on different regions...