10 in the deployed state 13 fig4 in which the pouch 12 is fully deployed the ostomy appliance 10 in the compacted state 11 is also referred to herein as a mini pouch or a mini ostomy appliance due to the significant reduction in size when compared to the fully deployed full size ostomy pouch the mini pouch in the illustrated embodiment has substantially the same surface area as the peel away panel the mini pouch can come in many different sizes preferably in a size similar to ostomy caps when a large capacity pouch is needed the user can remove the tear away panel 16 to deploy the pouch 12 thus the user can wear the mini pouch when more discretion is desired such as in public without concern about conditions due to leakage caused by for example a sudden outflow of stoma discharge with the ostomy appliance 10 generally described additional structural details of the ostomy appliance 10 will be described as shown fig2 and 5 the pouch 12 includes a body side wall 18 an outer wall 20 and a non woven sheet 22 the body side wall 18 and the outer wall 20 are sealed together along their outer peripheral edges 21 to define a cavity 24 for collecting stoma discharge the non woven sheet 22 is attached on the outer surface of the outer wall 20 the non woven sheet is optional thus some embodiments may not include the non woven sheet or may include the non woven sheet only on the outer surface of the body side wall or on the outer.