This post has been written by Davina Richardson, Children’s Continence Nurse at Bladder and Bowel UK. Bedwetting is a common childhood problem that can affect any child. Having a learning disability or Down’s syndrome is not a reason for bedwetting. Children aged 5 years and older with a learning disability, such as Down’s syndrome, who […]
Natasha from Disabled Living interviewed Amanda Morgan, mother of a young girl called Alyssa who lives with a stoma. Alyssa will be 4 years old this December. She has a condition called Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson (HH) syndrome. This was diagnosed when she was 18 months after falling very ill at 13 months old. We […]
This post has been written by Davina Richardson, Children’s Specialist Nurse at Bladder and Bowel UK. Prevalence of continence problems Continence problems are considered to be one of the most prevalent healthcare issues in children and young people. Functional constipation affects 0.7-29.6% of (Koppen et al 2014); faecal incontinence, which is often secondary to chronic […]
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 […]
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 […]
The idea of ‘Jolly Josh’ months ago was ‘pure imagination’. A chain of events would lead me to realise that there was a gap in the system; the solution would become Joshua’s legacy. We have a large, loving, supportive family who were with us every step of Joshua’s Journey. And we also have a wonderful […]
This Story of the Month has been written by Gareth Brown, Development Manager at AAT GB Ltd. In October 2017, we received a video clip from an OT from Northern Ireland. She was making an enquiry about buying a Chillibean. This is one of our Stabilo vacuum posture cushions. Nothing unusual in that, it is […]
This post has been written by Bladder and Bowel UK’s Continence Specialist Nurse, Davina Richardson. It is often assumed that because children with Down’s syndrome have delayed development, they will inevitably be delayed toilet training. Healthcare professionals often advise parents and carers to wait until the child seems ready. However, there is no evidence or […]
This Story of the Month goes to, Kerrie Keen, 37 years old who talks about her son’s journey with cerebral palsy. Kerrie is married to her husband, Owen and is a proud mum to her 15 year old son and 4 year old identical twin boys, Cooper and Lucas. If you would like to catch […]