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The publications below, many available in both English and Spanish, were produced originally 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. Many of the documents have been revised by the United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA), which is the new national ostomy organization formed to fill the void left by UOA's dissolution. However, some documents still include contact information for the old UOA. Note that although UOA doesn't exist any more, its old toll-free number (800-826-0826) reaches UOAA now, and UOA's old website URL (www.uoa.org) redirects to UOAA's website.
Note: The links below all access resources from the UOAA National Website.
Guidebooks (all in PDF format)
| Colostomy Guide: | In English (24 pp, 195 kB) |
En Español (29 pp, 271 kB) |
| Ileostomy Guide: | In English (29 pp, 162 kB) |
En Español (30 pp, 180 kB) |
| Urostomy Guide: | In English (25 pp, 162 kB) |
En Español (24 pp, 129 kB) |
| Continent Urostomy Guide: |
In English (21 pp, 195 kB) |
En Español (25 pp, 246 kB) |
| Ileoanal Reservoir (J-Pouch) Guide: |
In English (29 pp, 389 kB) |
En Español (31 pp, 593 kB) |
| Diet & Nutrition Guide: |
In English (21 pp, 119 kB) |
En Español (22 pp, 105 kB) |
| Intimacy, Sexuality and an Ostomy: |
In English (22 pp, 237 kB) |
En Español (16 pp, 110 kB) |
Reference Cards (all in PDF format)
| Ileostomy Blockage Treatment Card: |
English only (2 pp, 67 kB) |
| Ostomate’s Food Reference Chart: |
English only (1 pp, 29 kB) |
Brochures (all in PDF format)
| Surgical Options for Bowel Diversion: |
In English (2 pp, 238 kB) |
En Español (2 pp, 88 kB) |
| Surgical Options for Bladder Diversion: |
In English (2 pp, 228 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) |
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| Spouse & Family Support for Ostomates: |
In English (2 pp, 23 kB) |
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| My Child Has an Ostomy: | In English (2 pp, 20 kB) |
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| So You Have or Will Have an Ostomy: |
In English (2 pp, 135 kB) |
En Español (2 pp, 80 kB) |
Fact Sheets (web pages on UOAA site)
| Colostomy Fact Sheet: | In English | En Español |
| Ileostomy Fact Sheet: | In English | En Español |
| Urostomy Fact Sheet: | In English | En Español |
| Sex and the Male Ostomate: |
In English | En Español |
| Sex and the Female Ostomate: |
In English | En Español |
| Sex and the Single Ostomate: |
In English | En Español |
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