Or use a bag with a vent that releases it. Also, limit foods that make you gassy, like broccoli, cabbage, beans, and cauliflower. Sometimes after a colostomy, stool can become very watery.

The condition, which affects 1 in 650 people in the UK, means many of those affected have to wear a colostomy bag which can make some sufferers want to cover up, even in hot weather. But now one ...