And, thanks to a host of women posting photos of themselves with their colostomy bags, the condition is shedding its stigma.

But ever since Angelina had the ostomy she always struggled with one thing - clothes. She wanted to dress like her friends and keep up with the latest trends, but it wasn't always that easy.

Suzanne Dore, 42, of Rayne, Essex has been living with a colostomy bag for five years but struggles to find clothes that are both stylish and comfortable, so she started her own blog to help other ...

Colostomy bags, scars and endless trips to the loo - brave women describe life with bowel disease ...

Suzanne Dore, who battled aggressive bowel cancer, has started a fashion blog offering style tips for those living with ostomy bags after living with her own colostomy bag for five years.

Bethany Townsend, 23, became an Internet sensation after posting a bikini picture of herself showing her colostomy bag.

Colostomy Association, The Ileostomy & Internal Pouch Support Group, Urostomy Association) - and manufacturers of ostomy bags are also providing advice and support.

A lot of women out there have, at one time or another, worried about how they look in a bikini. And Bethany Townsend was no different. The British makeup artist, who suffers from Crohn’s disease ...

Many sufferers are subject to procedures including intestine removal and the fitting of a colostomy bag, which can easily be humiliating when it comes to stripping off one’s clothes.

I went out and bought new clothes – I’d never been able to wear jeans or leggings because 20 years ago the bags were so big they stretched to your knees and I had to hide mine under jogging ...