Stoma Bag

Stoma bag

        A stoma is connecting of the intestine to the skin of the abdominal wall either temporarily or permanently. Materials and gas evacuate by stoma. As control of emissions is no longer possible, the use of a collection bag becomes necessary.

Stoma bag and stoma pouch picures

The need of stoma pouch / stoma bag

        This bag must be worn to collect the feces and other wast as this can not happened the old fashioned natural way. There are a lot of different types of stoma pouches and stoma bags out there on the market and I can not tell you now witch is better. You can find out for yourself what stoma bag fits you better.

        Though there are some general points to follow like the bag must fit your size and there are different bags for different types of stoma. The materials from which the bag / pouch is made can vary also, the important thing to watch out for is that the bag must be waterproof and must stick very good to your body so that this will not permit leakage.

        Created as a result of surgery, a stoma is a new opening on the abdominal wall to remove the natural waste. Here is some information for those who wonder "What is an ostomy and an ostomy?". The word "stoma" does not even appear in the dictionary. It is therefore understandable that many people do not know what that means. Almost everyone knows or has heard of someone who carries a bag.

        In the case of the colostomy and ileostomy, this is the normal route of stool that is deflected. These are now expelled by the stoma and is collected by a collector called "bag" that is glued on the abdomen around the stoma. Both can be temporary (when planning to close them after leaving the intestine and heal) or permanent. In the latter case, the rectum is removed and it becomes impossible to close the stoma. In the case of Urostomy is the same principle. Instead of stools, the urine that is collected by the bag. All stomas have roughly the same characteristics. A stoma is red, pink, shiny, warm, humid conditions. She has a look resembling that of the inside of the mouth.

Stoma reasons

       There are several reasons which may force a surgeon to perform a stoma. Here are the most common:

• Diseases: cancer, ulcerative colitis, polyposis family, Crohn's disease, diverticulitis.
• Injuries: wounds from bullets, knives, accidents.
• Congenital malformations: imperforate anus, absence of bladder, etc..

        There are over one million people that have stoma in North America and each year surgeons make about 100 000 new procedures.