Glossary of Terms

A bag that is not drainable from the bottom. Usually when it needs to be emptied, it is removed and thrown away. Most often a person with a colostomy with formed stool would use this type of bag.

Another term for the large intestine.

A surgically created opening into the large intestine or colon.

A flange with a domed plateau that can be used for ostomates with stomas poorly sited, recessed or retracted stomas. Convexity puts gentle force on the abdomen to help get better contact with the abdomen and a better seal around the stoma.

A flange that moulds to the body’s contours, providing a leak free and secure solution for ostomates with parastomal hernias, peristomal irregularities and slightly recessed stomas. A flange that reduces the risk of discomfort, pressure and skin trauma sometimes associated with rigid, conventional convexity products.

A card used to measure the stoma at the base. This information is useful in selecting the right size bag.