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  2. Ileostomy - Wikipedia

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    People with ileostomies must use an ostomy pouch to collect intestinal waste. People with ileostomies typically use an open-ended (referred to as a "drainable") one- or two-piece pouch that is secured at the lower end with a leakproof clip, or velcro fastener. The alternative is the closed-end pouch that must be thrown away when full.

  3. What are stoma and ostomy bags? Doctors explain - AOL

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    About one in 500 people in the U.S. live with an ostomy, ... "There are different types of bags for a stoma but ultimately a stoma bag or ostomy bag are really the same thing," Mumtaz says.

  4. Ostomy system - Wikipedia

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    People with colostomies must wear an ostomy pouching system to collect intestinal waste. Ordinarily the pouch must be emptied or changed a couple of times a day depending on the frequency of activity; in general the further from the anus (i.e., the further 'up' the intestinal tract) the ostomy is located the greater the output and more frequent ...

  5. Stoma (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Colostomy; Duodenostomy; Ileostomy; Jejunostomy; Appendicostomy (see also continence appendicostomy) One well-known form of an artificial stoma is a colostomy, which is a surgically created opening in the large intestine that allows the removal of feces out of the body, bypassing the rectum, to drain into a pouch or other collection

  6. Matthew Perry recalls horrors of dealing with colostomy bag ...

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    "Ten times worse," he said of the experience. "You have to deal with an ileostomy bag 18, 19 times a day," versus a handful. There are "a lot of suicides with an ileostomy bag. People can't take ...

  7. Colostomy - Wikipedia

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    People with colostomies must wear an ostomy pouching system to collect intestinal waste. Ordinarily, the pouch must be emptied or changed a couple of times a day depending on the frequency of activity; in general the further from the anus (i.e., the further 'up' the intestinal tract) the ostomy is located the greater the output and more ...