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Your interactive guide to using ostomy appliances
Learn how to prepare, apply, use, remove and dispose of your ostomy appliances. Three quick questions take you to your relevant guides.
What type of stoma do you have?
Start by choosing your type of stoma below. Make sure the sound is on.
Colostomy
A colostomy is created from a part of the big bowel (Colon in Latin) and is usually placed on the left hand side of the navel. The output is faeces that are usually firm and formed.
I have a colostomy
Irrigation
Ileostomy
An ileostomy is create from a part of the small bowel (ileum in Latin) and is usually found on the right hand side of the navel. The output is loose/liquid faeces.
I have an ileostomy
Urostomy
An urostomy is create from a part of he small bowel (Ileum in Latin) and is usually found on he right hand side of the navel. The output is urine.
I have a urostomy
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