Do you want to compare the differences between an ileostomy vs. colostomy bag? Discussing this subject requires you to consider when you may need either of these bags.

To handle specific medical conditions, your healthcare team may sometimes need to make an ostomy – or a small hole in your abdomen that allows urine or stool to leave the body. After the procedure, you may require an ostomy bag. Depending on the treatment, doctors may recommend an ileostomy or a colostomy bag.

The results of either a colostomy or an ileostomy vary. Consider these differences in more detail and learn more about stealth belts by contacting our team at Stealth Belt. You may reach us if you call (800) 237-4491.

Surgeries That Require an Ostomy Bag

Ileostomy and colostomy bags are both types of ostomy bags. Several surgeries may leave you in need of one of these bags, and the bags are named after these surgeries. For example, you may require an ostomy bag after the following procedures.

Colostomy

Colostomies represent one of the better-known ostomy procedures. Doctors redirect a portion of your large intestines out of your abdomen when performing a colostomy. During this surgery, doctors create an opening called a stoma.

Doctors generally place a colostomy stoma in the lower portion of your abdomen, to the left side. The stoma allows your body to expel waste products. Your body produces formed and firm stool through a colostomy stoma, and you catch this output in a colostomy bag.

There are four types of colostomy, including the:

• Ascending
• Transverse
• Descending
• Sigmoid

Each type of colostomy above results in a stoma and the need for a colostomy bag.

Ileostomy

Some patients receive an ileostomy instead of a colostomy. Ileostomies form a stoma that directs waste products from your small intestine. Waste can leave your body in a looser state if you have an ileostomy, which means you may need to change your ileostomy bag more frequently than a colostomy b

Swimming is excellent exercise, and it’s also an amazingly relaxing activity. One of the best things about summer is lazing around the pool and taking the occasional dip to cool down.

If you’re living with an ostomy bag, you may feel uncomfortable about the idea of wearing a swimsuit. You may feel exposed or worry about leaks, which can reduce the fun you have at the pool.

In good news, ostomy pouches have specialized mechanisms to resist water and prevent leaking under any circumstances, including swimming and other outdoor activities. By taking a couple of precautions before your swim, you’ll have the confidence to brave the water and make the most out of the summer season.

Choose the Right Swimsuit

Most people feel better swimming with an ostomy bag if they feel it’s hidden. Shop around for snug, one-piece swimsuits for women or high-waisted swimming trunks for men that will cover the stoma and ostomy bag.

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My daughter, Isabella, is soon turning 6 years old and has conquered many mountains with her ileostomy, since January 2017.  Bella was born with Long Segment Hirschsprung Disease, that took her entire colon and has been linked to her other condition; Cartilage Hair Hypoplasia (a form of dwarfism).  Since discovering Stealth Belt her quality of life and the ability to live it to the fullest have improved! Now we have discovered even more ways that Stealth Belt has improved Bella’s quality of sleep and ability to handle medical procedures. 

A mother's tale about her brave daughter, Bella, and her unwavering warrior spirit through 17 surgeries, a bone marrow transplant, and over 600 days in the hospital. 

From graduating with a Master's degree, to her first post-surgery pull-up, Molly explores the good, the bad, and the ugly when trying to overcome setbacks with her ostomy. 

Generally, I never considered that I had to stop doing the things I did before my ostomy, so when I recovered from surgery I simply carried on. Oh sure, of course I worried about how to keep my ostomy snug and secure during activities. I was also nervous about causing a hernia, but I was way more nervous about having an accidental leak or blow out. This is the point when I discovered Stealth Belt. With proper support, I knew I could do just about anything.

A low residue diet is typically prescribed following bowel surgery as a means to “rest” the bowel and allow for recovery. Low residue foods are foods that contain next-to- no fiber, as the fiber can obstruct and/or irritate the intestinal tract. However, this diet is also lacking in nutrition, which is why it is meant to be only temporary. So, how do you transition off of the low residue diet safely?

2012, once I was home and well on my way to recovering from bowel surgery, I was struck by one
overwhelming question—what absorbs where? You see, after several years competing in endurance
sports, I knew that the primary role of my colon was the absorption of water and with that came key
minerals, particularly electrolytes. So, I obsessed. If I am missing my colon, will I always be deficient in electrolytes? And, if that was true, then what else should I be concerned about? 

Following bowel surgery, particularly in the case of an ostomy, your surgeon will prescribe a Low Residue Diet for six to twelve weeks (maybe longer depending on your unique situation). A Low Residue Diet is essential in order to “rest” the bowel and allow for unencumbered recovery of the GI tract. 

Hello! My name is Trish. In 2012, I was diagnosed with stage-4 colon cancer. I was 46 years old at the time and (I thought) in perfect health. That is, until I wasn’t. 

The Christmas tree has been taken down, the New Year’s Eve confetti has been vacuumed up, and that can only mean one thing: it’s time to tackle those New Year’s Resolutions.

Here is what I’ve learned:

This journey has taught me ALOT about myself. That I am passionate about bringing awareness, educating, sharing my journey and helping others in the process.

"When I found out that I was getting an ostomy, I got kind of scared. What if this surgery wouldn’t let me work out any more?"

Molly Olly Ostomy is back to discuss the details of her gradual approach back to physical activity, the challenges she's faced so far, and how she is working smarter instead of harder to achieve her goals.

 My aim now is to answer why it is important to have good posture with an ostomy by looking the general benefits of standing tall, dissecting the particular causes and effects of bad posture among ostomates, and then offer some tips on how to improve posture and functional movement patterns.  

"As soon as I found out I was going to be living with an ostomy, I did what any control freak receiving life-changing news would do: started spending hours and hours researching."

Thanks to his stoma, my boyfriend has No Colon, but is Still Rollin’, and I wouldn’t want it any other way.

Learn about how surgery affects hydration, why hydration is so important, how to effectively hydrate throughout the day, and which hydration supplements work best in order for me to run 100 miles per week with an ostomy

Loving life in his Stealth Belt.  The hybrid style is put to the test with Trey and the football team.

Richard

Collin Jarvis

Aug 4th, 2016 

My good friend and former training partner, Michael Coe, pitched the idea to go visit our mutual friend in Iceland. How do you say no?

Jessica is an avid rock climber.

Rebecca was an extremely healthy and active girl all her life. She competed as an Elite gymnast, was a professional cheerleader, and even went on to run Division 1 Track & Field in college.