A Replacement for an old favourite (Normafibe) called Tumme Sterculia About 3 years ago I started a blog about the demise of a much-loved product called Normafibe, but obviously never actually posted it? I found it sitting in Drafts (along with about 150 others). The old product was based on Sterculia and was an excellent […]
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Managing Faecal Incontinence Faecal incontinence is soul destroying. And like everything in life – there is a biopsychosocial element to contemplate. ‘The negative impact and embarrassment related to bowel accidents is lasting and causes ongoing anxiety about the possibility of a future occurrence.’ (Christine Norton 2013). This means that the unpredictability of faecal incontinence accidents
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Glycerol suppositories and Bisacodyl suppositories This is a short blog to alert people about the hazards of walking onto a pharmacy and getting a substitute suppository when the brand recommended is out of stock. I had a patient who had significant bowel emptying dysfunction and who was straining quite a lot report that she had
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The 12th September is RUOK ? Day. A day which Gary Larkin began in 2009 after his own father died by suicide. Soon after his father’s death, Gary himself started to have suicidal thoughts. As an advertising executive, he used his marketing skills and high-profile contacts to create a national day of awareness to encourage
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This week is Women’s Health Week and Jean Hailes for Women’s Health has a brilliant webpage dedicated to promoting this week. I encourage you to head to this page as it has lots of fantastic information on it- practical advice that will benefit young women, older women, active women and those looking to start the
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I write about Change a lot because change is what helps us adapt to life’s challenges and especially those challenges that affect our continence state. My first blog on Change became the closing chapter in both my books because Change in our beliefs, habits and behaviours is often what gets us dry, clean and comfortable
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Amy Dawes and her daughter This week has seen the inaugural Birth Trauma Awareness Week and big congrats to Amy Dawes and the crew at www.birthtrauma.org.au for their amazing public awareness campaign which has snared interest from The Project and the ABC National News and a fantastic article from feminist and writer Clementine Ford.
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Part of my Xmas present from my kids While most people may think the most important date in February is Valentines Day (February 14th), February is actually Bowel Awareness Month and I have a wonderful story to relate to you about a fantastic screening programme that is here in Australia – that saves lives.
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It’s that time of the year again when the world celebrates World Continence Awareness Week. ‘Celebrates’ may sound like an unusual word to use when talking about issues such as urinary and faecal incontinence, but it is important to confidently and loudly give a shout out about the conservative strategies to treat or manage the
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It is just over 12 months ago that I received a welcome call out of the blue from Dietitian, Jocelyn Hunter Clark asking whether I had any space in my new building for her to rent, as the rooms she was using were no longer available. I strongly believe in referring patients on to a
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