An ostomy bag is an umbrella term for the types of bags that collect waste from surgical openings in your intestines or bladder. A colostomy bag is a type of ostomy bag used to collect stool. Share on ...

A colostomy bag is a plastic bag that collects fecal matter, also called stool or poop, from the digestive tract through an opening in the abdominal wall called a stoma. Doctors attach a bag to the ...

Living with a colostomy bag, for many, is life-altering. Not sure what a colostomy bag is? Well, according to the NHS website, a colostomy itself is "an operation to divert one end of the colon (part ...