Parachute ostomy pouch

An ostomy appliance, comprising:

• a pouch, the pouch being the only pouch of the ostomy appliance and including an inlet, a body side wall, and an outer wall, wherein the body side wall and the outer wall are sealed together along their peripheral edges to define a cavity for collecting body waste;
• a tear-away panel;
• and
• a skin barrier arranged about the inlet, the skin barrier including a barrier backing and an adhesive for attaching the ostomy appliance on a user such that the body waste flows into the cavity through the inlet, the barrier backing being laminated on a pouch side surface of the adhesive, wherein the body side wall is attached to the barrier backing proximate the inlet, and the tear-away panel is attached along outer peripheral edges of the barrier backing, wherein peripheral edges of the pouch are folded or gathered such that a bottom portion of the pouch is arranged adjacent an outer surface of the pouch and the pouch including the entire outer peripheral edges is contained between the barrier backing and the tear-away panel in the compacted state, wherein the ostomy appliance has a compacted state having a first surface area, and a deployed state having a second surface area, the second surface area being greater than the first surface area, and wherein the ostomy appliance is configured to change from the compacted state to the deployed state by removing the tear-away panel,
• wherein the ostomy appliance in the compacted state is configured to collect body waste and has a first body waste collection capacity, and the ostomy appliance in the deployed state is configured to collect body waste and has a second body waste collection capacity, wherein the second body waste collection capacity is greater than the first body waste collection capacity.