A system for managing fecal waste, comprising: a waste collection device; a waste transport device having a proximal end configured to connect to the waste collection device, comprising: a rectal section positioned at a distal end section of the waste transport device configured for disposition in a patient's rectum to begin transport of fecal material from the patient to the waste collection device, the rectal section including a collection member with a distal end opening having a first cross-sectional area that opens into the recturn of the patient following insertion of the waste transfer device into the patient and a proximal end opening having a second cross-sectional area, the second cross-sectional area being less than the first cross-sectional area giving the collection member a tapered shape, the collection member also having a retention cuff disposed about an outer surface of the collection member; a sphincter section positioned proximal of the rectal section configured for disposition in the patient's anal canal; and an extracorporeal section positioned proximal of the sphincter section having a majority of its length outside the patient following insertion of the waste transfer device into the patient. a waste collection device; a waste transport device having a proximal end configured to connect to the waste collection device, comprising: a rectal section positioned at a distal end section of the waste transport device configured for disposition in a patient's rectum to begin transport of fecal material from the patient to the waste collection device, the rectal section including a collection member with a distal end opening having a first cross-sectional area that opens into the recturn of the patient following insertion of the waste transfer device into the patient and a proximal end opening having a second cross-sectional area, the second cross-sectional area being less than the first cross-sectional area giving the collection member a tapered shape, the collection member also having a retention cuff disposed about an outer surface of the collection member; a sphincter section positioned proximal of the rectal section configured for disposition in the patient's anal canal; and an extracorporeal section positioned proximal of the sphincter section having a majority of its length outside the patient following insertion of the waste transfer device into the patient. a rectal section positioned at a distal end section of the waste transport device configured for disposition in a patient's rectum to begin transport of fecal material from the patient to the waste collection device, the rectal section including a collection member with a distal end opening having a first cross-sectional area that opens into the recturn of the patient following insertion of the waste transfer device into the patient and a proximal end opening having a second cross-sectional area, the second cross-sectional area being less than the first cross-sectional area giving the collection member a tapered shape, the collection member also having a retention cuff disposed about an outer surface of the collection member; a sphincter section positioned proximal of the rectal section configured for disposition in the patient's anal canal; and an extracorporeal section positioned proximal of the sphincter section having a majority of its length outside the patient following insertion of the waste transfer device into the patient.