An ostomy is a surgically created opening in your abdomen that allows waste or urine to leave your body. The waste collects in a bag or pouch.
You may have many questions about this new change in your body. Can you go back to work? Ride your bike? Will everyone know you have an ostomy just by looking at you?
Don’t worry — for most people, life can go back to normal after ostomy surgery. Here’s what Mayo Clinic experts want you to know.
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