Ileostomy & Colostomy

Pre-Operative Education

Please click here and watch the following videos. Once you arrive at the website, you can click Educational Theatre to find all of the videos you need to watch. If you would like, you may also watch other videos that interest you.

  1. Living with Your Ostomy
  2. Getting Back to Normal
  3. Watch either About Your Ileostomy OR About Your Colostomy 
  4. Watch either How to Apply a One-Piece Drainable Pouch OR How to Apply a Two-Piece Drainable Pouching System
  5. How to Measure Your Stoma
  6. How to Empty a Drainable Pouch

The following videos are optional, but you may find their content helpful. You can find them at the same link as above.

  1. Stoma Care Nurses
  2. Life Before Stoma Surgery
  3. Concerns Before the Operation
  4. Effects on Daily Living

You may have many questions about travelling, sports and fitness, eating, clothing, going back to work, love and sex, etc. This information is available to you in:

If you are more comfortable with a different language, you can learn more about ostomies here!

Printed Educational Materials: Caring for Your Ostomy

This educational booklet is available here and in pdf form in case you would like to print it prior to coming to the hospital. You will be given a printed copy at the Pre-Admission Clinic.

This educational booklet is a quick resource for you and will be used after surgery to teach you and to be used as an ongoing resource. It covers a variety of topics. If you have questions about skin irritation, supplies, discharge planning, etc. they should be covered in this booklet. 

You can download the electronic version here.

Post-Operative Education

Please click here and watch the following videos. Once you arrive at the website, you can click Educational Theatre to find all of the videos you need to watch. If you would like, you may also watch other videos that interest you.

  1. How to Use Adapt Rings
  2. Sports and Fitness
  3. What Can I Eat?
  4. What Can I Wear?
  5. Can I Still Travel?
  6. Can I Go Back to Work?
  7. Love and Sex
  8. Attitude
  9. New Freedom