Blader & Bowel
If you’re affected by a bladder or bowel condition or would like to find out more about what we offer, we’re here to make sure you get the help and information you need.
The Bladder & Bowel Community provide over 60 downloadable resources, such as frequency charts, the Bristol Stool Chart, bladder and bowel diaries, and pelvic floor exercises, to name but a few.
You’ll also find a section on how best to support yourself on topics such as travel, sexual relationships, and emotions, and accessing a Just Can’t Wait Card to help you when you’re out and about. There is also a document specifically for those supporting their loved ones, along with a number of stories from patients and carers who have been in similar situations to your own and found the Bladder and Bowel Community a valuable resource.
If you’d like to find out more on the Bladder and Bowel Community, you can do so by browsing the About Us section. Here, you can get to know the team and how we plan on consistently improving our services.
We aim to enable people to live their lives as they wish. With these resources, we hope you or your loved one can take another step in their journey to a higher quality of life.
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During February we organised a catheter awareness week on our social media channels to...
Abbie Stapleton, 25 from St Neots tells Bladder and Bowel Community how endometriosis and...
Zoe, 24 from Oxfordshire/Northamptonshire border tells Bladder and Bowel Community how one day...
Natalie, 39 from London was diagnosed with Stage 4 bowel cancer at the age...
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It is essential that the highest standards of hygiene are maintained at all times....
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Looking after a confused relative or friend can be a great strain and responsibility.
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If you have a disability, or you've had a serious medical condition in the...
Accessing your FREE digital Just Can’t Wait Toilet Card is simple! All we need...
Get your FREE Digital Just Can’t Wait Toilet Card.
A Frequency Volume Chart records the volumes voided as well as the time of...
A high fibre and fluid diet is a healthy diet and is suitable for...
The pelvic floor muscles are layers of muscle stretched like a hammock from the...
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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is the independent organisation responsible...
Different people have different bowel habits. Most people who have a bowel movement more...
Understanding why incontinence affects you emotionally can help you learn to feel better about...
Caring for a relative or friend who has a bladder or bowel problem may...
Understanding why incontinence affects you emotionally can help you learn to feel better about...
Loving, caring relationships are important for everyone – and many want these to develop...
When you have been diagnosed with a bladder or bowel problem there will be...
A catheter is a thin tube which is used to drain urine from the...
Below you will find a collection of comments from people who have found our...
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The Bladder and Bowel Community is the UK wide service for people with bladder...
This person needs URGENT access to a toilet, and has a medical condition, Please...
