Colostomy Bags
A colostomy bag is a bag used by people with colostomy. Colostomy is a type of ostomy surgery. The bag is attached to the abdomen and collects stool through a surgically created opening called stoma.
Colostomy bags can be part of a one-piece or two-piece systems.
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A two-piece systems consists of a flange (also called a wafer, mounting plate or baseplate) and a colostomy bag. The bag can be attached or detached from the flange.
Two-piece system - colostomy bag with flange
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In a one-piece system the colostomy bag and the flange come in one and cannot be separated.
One-piece colostomy system
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Read more about Wound Ostomy and Ileal Conduit.
What is Colostomy?