Change your pouch at least once every week. Change your ostomy pouch every seven days as follows: Use water or adhesive remover to gently remove the old pouch. Wash and dry the skin around the ostomy.

says Jessica Grossman, who founded the nonprofit Uncover Ostomy Jessica Grossman was faced with a difficult choice when she was 13 years old. "I was so sick that my intestines were basically ...

Debbie Kinder of Charleston, West Virginia has used an ostomy bag for around four years. Her nonprofit, Kinder's Closet, provides free ostomy supplies to anyone who needs them.

An ostomy bag is a waterproof pouch you wear on your skin to collect waste products like stool (poop) or urine. You may need ...