The stool draining from a colostomy will be pasty. Ostomy pouch. An ostomy pouch is the bag that collects the stool draining from your ostomy. Skin barrier. The skin barrier is the part of the ostomy ...

A colostomy is an operation to create an opening (stoma) of the large bowel (colon) onto the surface of the tummy (abdomen). Your poo no longer passes out of your body through your back passage.

A British mountaineer who has a colostomy bag is set to lead a "major" Himalayan expedition next month. Mick Fowler, 62, from Derbyshire, will attempt to scale a 6,000m (19,685ft) peak in the ...