stoma

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She said: "Seeing stoma bags that are glittery and frilly it shows people that we're not just patients we're actually people."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

"I always say my stoma bag is just new accessory. It's just another bag and that was where the whole idea came from to like make covers for it and have it as an accessory."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Lucy's condition means she has additional access needs and requires a clean space to change her stoma bag, as well as access to disabled toilets.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

The stoma, a small hole in her abdomen, removes the waste from her body into the fitted bag, which Lucy has to regularly empty.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

The layer forming the roof is called the "epidermis," and the small opening left leading into the chamber is bounded by a special ring of cells and forms the "stoma" or air-pore.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various