A colostomy bag, therefore, is a fairly simple device intended to rest the patient’s colon in the case of a temporary procedure, or to act as an artificial outlet for the bowel when the surgery is intended as permanent.
The use of a pouch to collect waste outside the body: Is surprisingly common.
A colostomy bag is a plastic bag that collects fecal matter from the digestive tract through an opening in the abdominal wall called a stoma.
Doctors attach a bag to the stoma following a colostomy operation