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3. NATIONAL SPINAL INJURIES CENTRE. SPINAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES. STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL. BOWEL MANAGEMENT . FOLLOWING SPINAL cord I NJURY. Maureen Coggrave, RN, MSc Nursing Research Fellow NSIC. Anne McCreath, RGN. Deputy Sister SPINAL Outpatient Services May 2007. BOWEL handout /May07/SPOP/BS. Establishing an effective BOWEL MANAGEMENT programme after SPINAL cord injury is essential for the future well being of each individual. If this is not achieved there is a likelihood of faecal incontinence, which will interfere with an individual's physical, psychological, social, recreational and sexual function. Many SPINAL cord injured clients have said that after loss of mobility, loss of BOWEL control is the next most distressing aspect of SCI. The way the BOWEL is managed can be called managed continence' the aim is not only to ensure adequate BOWEL emptying but to achieve control over BOWEL function.
Establishing an effective bowel management programme after spinal cord injury is essential for the future well being of each individual. If this is not achieved there is a
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