Sentences with phrase «ostomy bag»
An ostomy bag is a medical device that is attached to a person's body to collect bodily waste, like urine or feces, when the normal route of elimination is no longer possible. Full definition
While the pouch is healing, you need to have a temporary ostomy bag to collect waste.
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Emptied ostomy bags and cleansed ostomy sites.
Sophia was clinging to my legs, and begging not to be left alone, but I needed to go into my mother's room to change her ostomy bag.
I opened the door, and let Sophia come in to watch while I performed the painful change of my mom's ostomy bag, something I was sure would scar Sophia for life.
In the third step, the small intestine is connected to the new pouch so that waste can exit your body naturally — no need for an ostomy bag to collect waste outside the body.
I haven't worked in three years because of the ups (bought a condo and got a dog) and downs (including surgery and getting an ostomy bag).