colostomy bags
Surgical waste collectors
Colostomy bags are pouches that attach to the abdomen to collect waste after a colostomy—a surgical procedure that reroutes the colon to an opening in the abdominal wall.
The bag adheres to the skin around the stoma and is emptied or replaced regularly.
He learned to change his colostomy bag within weeks of the surgery.
- stomaBody or leaf opening
- drainableAble to be emptied
- bagFlexible carrying container
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
- support groupsGatherings for shared struggles
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Bodily structures within torsos
colon · large intestine · rectum · viscera
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