This post has been written by Davina Richardson for World Continence Week. General suggestions: Contact the airline or travel company to discuss your individual needs before booking/travelling. Think about what you need to carry with you, such as medicines and products. You may need to have a letter from your doctor to be allowed to […]
Today marks the beginning of World Continence Week. This post has written by Joanne Hoyle, Continence Specialist Nurse at Bladder and Bowel UK (BBUK) to raise awareness of bladder and bowel problems of people who participate in sport. The summer is upon us and with it a whole host of national sporting events; The World […]
The ‘Look Good Feel Good’ Award is a joint initiative of Bladder and Bowel UK and the Association for Continence Advice (ACA). The award is presented annually at the ACA conference. Any company may enter any product which they have launched in the preceding year. The award is judged by continence specialists, including members of […]
Today is World Bedwetting Day with the theme Time to Take Action designed to raise awareness of bedwetting. Bedwetting is one of the most common medical conditions in childhood. It is considered a medical problem from a child’s 5th birthday. Some children do grow out of it, but without treatment bedwetting can continue into adolescence and […]
We used to think that bedwetting was a psychological problem that would get better with time and therefore children were not offered any treatment or support. However, we now know that bedwetting is caused by physical problems. All children who wet the bed are unable to wake up when they need to wee during the […]
World Bedwetting Day with the theme Time to Take Action takes place today on 29th May and is designed to raise awareness of bedwetting. Toilet training is a challenge for many families and even more so if a child has disabilities. Once daytime toileting has been mastered not all children naturally become dry at night. […]
When a baby is first born their bladders are small. Therefore, they do not hold very much urine (wee) and do not fully empty with every wee. As babies are fed throughout the twenty four hours they produce lots of wee at night. As the baby grows, so does the bladder. By the time a […]
On Sunday 20th May 2018, Manchester joined together once again for the Great Manchester Run organised by Simply Health. This year’s running event saw 30,000 people run through the city on Manchester. When applying, participants had the choice of running 10K or a half marathon. Spectators cheered, including family and friends of the runners along […]
This post has been written by Davina Richardson, Children’s Specialist Nurse. World Bedwetting Day with the theme Time to Take Action is on 29th May and is designed to raise awareness of bedwetting. What are the problems for older children and teenagers? Bedwetting or enuresis is one of the most common medical problems in the […]
This post has been written by Davina Richardson, Children’s Specialist Nurse. Adequate fluid intake is important for maintaining health and wellbeing. Most school age children should have about one and a half litres of water per day with half of this during the school day. Children will need more than this if they are physically […]