ILEOSTOMY COLOSTOMY ZIMBABWE TRUST
Advocating for the needs and interests of
Ostomates in Zimbabwe
Transforming Lives
Stoma Information
What is a Stoma
A stoma is an opening on the abdomen that can be connected to either your digestive or urinary system to allow waste (urine or faeces) to be diverted out of your body. It looks like a small, pinkish, circular piece of flesh that is sewn to your body.
Types of Stomas
Colostomy
A colostomy is a surgically-created opening into the colon (large intestine) through the abdomen.
Ileostomy
An ileostomy is a surgically created opening into the small intestine through the abdomen.
Urostomy
A urostomy is a surgically-created opening to drain urine.
Ileostomies and colostomies are surgically created openings of the bowel on the anterior abdominal wall. They are needed both in emergency and elective bowel surgery and can be temporary or permanent.
They are used in the management of bowel cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, following major trauma and more rarely, in functional bowel disorders. In simple terms all that is required is to bring a loop or end of bowel to the skin surface and suture it there.
Stomas sometimes serve temporarily to divert the faecal stream or can be made permanent depending on a patient's case.
Ostomy Supplies:
A stoma bag, also called ostomy bag, is a small, waterproof pouch used to collect waste from the body. There is a wide range of bag types ostamates can choose from to meet comfort needs:
ILCO Zim Trust
Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals
Container Site
Mazowe Street
Harare
Zimbabwe
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