About Your Ileostomy | Hollister

An ileostomy is a surgically created opening (ostomy) to eliminate waste out of the body after a section of the small intestine, or the entire large intestine (colon), has been removed or bypassed.

With an ileostomy, waste is eliminated through the ostomy instead of through the anus.
Because there is no sphincter muscle to voluntarily control when to eliminate waste, it collects into a drainable ostomy pouching system.

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