What Is An Ostomy?

In this video, Shield HealthCare's Ostomy Lifestyle Specialist, Laura Cox, goes over ostomy basics: what an ostomy/stoma is and why someone would have ostomy surgery. She also covers how anatomy works before and after surgery, the difference between an external ostomy pouch and an internal J-pouch, and whether or not ostomies are permanent. Additionally, Laura discusses her own reasons for having ostomy surgery and what her recovery was like. Learn more about ostmies by visiting our OstomyLife community: http://www.shieldhealthcare.co....m/community/ostomyli