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The publications below, many available in both English and Spanish, were produced by the United Ostomy Association (UOA), which was the volunteer-based national ostomy organization in the United States from 1962 to 2005. UOA shut down in Fall of 2005 and released its copyrights on these publications, which are now in the public domain. Some of these documents still include UOA contact information. UOA cannot be contacted because it no longer exists; however, UOA's old toll-free phone number (800-826-0826) now reaches the new national ostomy organization, the United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA) which has been formed to fill the void left by UOA's dissolution. All documents below are in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format (Get Adobe Reader, if necessary).
| Colostomy Guide: | In English (24 pp, 257 kB) |
En Español (29 pp, 271 kB) |
| Ileostomy Guide: | In English (30 pp, 185 kB) |
En Español (30 pp, 180 kB) |
| Urostomy Guide: | In English (25 pp, 180 kB) |
En Español (24 pp, 129 kB) |
| Continent Urostomy Guide: |
In English (24 pp, 203 kB) |
En Español (25 pp, 246 kB) |
| Ileoanal Reservoir (J-Pouch) Guide: |
In English (32 pp, 411 kB) |
En Español (31 pp, 593 kB) |
| Diet & Nutrition Guide: |
In English (22 pp, 117 kB) |
En Español (22 pp, 105 kB) |
| Intimacy, Sexuality and an Ostomy: |
In English (19 pp, 2.44 MB) |
En Español (16 pp, 110 kB) |
| Ileostomy Blockage Treatment Card: |
English only (2 pp, 68 kB) |
| Ostomate’s Food Reference Chart: |
English only (1 pp, 29 kB) |
| Surgical Options for Bowel Diversion: |
In English (2 pp, 382 kB) |
En Español (2 pp, 88 kB) |
| Surgical Options for Bladder Diversion: |
In English (2 pp, 425 kB) |
En Español (2 pp, 127 kB) |
| Orthotopic Neobladder: | In English (2 pp, 109 kB) |
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| Resources for Employment- based Discrimination: |
In English (2 pp, 19 kB) |
N/A |
| Spouse & Family Support for Ostomates: |
In English (2 pp, 23 kB) |
N/A |
| My Child Has an Ostomy: | In English (2 pp, 20 kB) |
N/A |
| Parents of Ostomy Children: | N/A | En Español (2 pp, 72 kB) |
| So You Have or Will Have an Ostomy: | N/A | En Español (2 pp, 80 kB) |
| Gay & Lesbian Ostomates and their Caregivers: | N/A | En Español (2 pp, 71 kB) |
| Colostomy Fact Sheet: | In English (1 pp, 20 kB) |
En Español (1 pp, 28 kB) |
| Ileostomy Fact Sheet: | In English (1 pp, 20 kB) |
En Español (1 pp, 28 kB) |
| Urostomy Fact Sheet: | In English (1 pp, 20 kB) |
En Español (1 pp, 28 kB) |
| Sex and the Male Ostomate: |
In English (2 pp, 35 kB) |
En Español (2 pp, 33 kB) |
| Sex and the Female Ostomate: |
In English (2 pp, 36 kB) |
En Español (2 pp, 33 kB) |
| Sex and the Single Ostomate: |
In English (2 pp, 36 kB) |
En Español (2 pp, 34 kB) |
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