(6-9yo)
Coloplast: Life After Your Child’s Ostomy This document from Coloplast covers a broad range of pediatric ostomy topics, from pouch selection and steps to pouch change, to diet and medication questions.
Convatec: Caring for a Child with an Ostomy Convatec provides multiple resources, including common questions about caring for a child with an ostomy and returning to school.
Hollister: Summertime Care for Children with Ostomies This resource provides information on caring for children with ostomies during summertime activities including swimming, as well as summertime clothing, play and vacation prep
Ostomy support belts and guards: these provide addition support and protection
- Benik: www.benik.com (has sizes for smaller children)
- Stealth Belt: www.stealthbelt.com (limited sizes for smaller children)
- Stomagear: stomagear.com
- Stomaplex: stomaplex.com
Books & Dolls
- Octavia the Octopus has an Ostomy by Rebekah Foguth
- Awesome Ollie by Dawnette Meredith and Brittney Meredith
- Wearing a Colostomy Bag by Hariet Brundle
- Why Buttercup Wears a BAG! by Jo-Ann L. Tremblay
- Ostomy Shadow Buddy dolls for education, ostomy care practice, medical play, and normalization
Hope, support, and finding community
Parent Stories
Contact Us
United Ostomy Associations of America
P.O. Box 2293
Biddeford, ME 04005-2293
Call us toll-free at: 1-800-826-0826.
Our Information Line hours are Monday-Friday, 9am to 3pm EST. If you have an emergency, please dial 911 or contact your local medical professional.
Please understand that UOAA is a private, nonprofit, advocacy and informational organization. We are not a medical facility and we do not have medical or legal professionals on staff. Therefore, UOAA does not provide Medical, Mental Health, Insurance or Legal Advice. Visit UOAA Virtual Ostomy Clinic provided by The Wound Company for non-emergency, virtual ostomy support.
