r/ostomy↗
Ostomy: for people with bags and those who love them
An online community for people with Ileostomies, Colostomies, and Urostomies to share their experiences and find answers to their questions.
20k subscribers375 posts / mo in Sep 2026273 authors / mosince 2012
r/ostomy has 20k members (+27% over the last 12 months). It gets about 375 posts a month from 273 people. Top topics: Bag Collections, New Bags and Plastic-Free Bags.
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