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Childhood constipation: a new approach

09 July 2009

Primary Health Care

General

Childhood constipation and its associated symptoms can cause stress and social exclusion. This project sought to provide a service that reduced hospital admission...

How to perform digital removal of faeces

01 June 2016

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Rationale and key points This article provides practitioners with information about how to perform digital removal of faeces in a safe, effective and patient-centred...

The hidden cost of constipation

25 June 2014

Primary Health Care

Commissioning

Constipation is one of the most common gastrointestinal conditions for which treatment is sought and tens of millions are spent every year in hospital admissions,...

Managing irritable bowel syndrome in children

Nursing Standard

evidence & practice

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common cause of non-organic recurrent abdominal pain in children. IBS is a clinical diagnosis, which is based on the Rome...

Bowel management systems in critical care: a service evaluation

25 January 2017

Nursing Standard

Evidence & practice

Aim Many patients who are critically ill develop faecal incontinence associated with diarrhoea, and require a bowel management system (BMS) to prevent skin...