Bowel Management

10 Ways to Stay Healthy
An article from New Mobility magazine (November, 2001) by Jean Dobbs. The online version discusses the first 5 areas that need you attention to help you stay healthy and a discussion of each - Breathe Easy, Listen to Your Heart, Love Your Bowel, Know Your Bladder, and Screen for Diabetes.

A Closer Look at Aging
An article from Pushin' On looking at the issues of aging in the general population and the added concerns that are associated with individuals aging with SCI.

A-Med Health Care Center
21572 Surveyor Cr, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
800-289-5476 or email: admin@a-med.com
A-Med Health Care is a medical supply company that distributes products for urinary/bladder management; bowel management; tracheostomy and ostomy.

Bowel Management (25 minutes)
1 of 11 topics in a Secondary Conditions of Spinal Cord Injury Health Education Video Series produced by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Available for download or watch in streaming Real Media.

Bowel Management - SCI InfoSheet #9
PDF Format - or - Text Format
Reviews the process of digestion; how the level of SCI affects one's bowel program; and the different types of bowel programs. Gives suggestions for a successful bowel program and tips on handling bowel problems. Produced by the RRTC in Secondary Complications in SCI at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dept. of P M & R. 1996.

Bowel Management in SCI - Fact Sheet #10
Arkansas Spinal Cord Commission factsheet that discusses the effect of SCI on bowel control, how to manage your bowel program, and steps to solving bowel problems. Published 7/92.

Bowel Problems
An article by Craig Hospital Research Department from their SCI Health and Wellness series that discusses complications and problems individuals often have with their bowel program and solutions to them.

Colostomies: A radical approach to bowel management
An article by Craig Hospital Research Department from their SCI Health and Wellness series that discusses how a colostomy is a perfectly reasonable way to manage those cranky bowels, reviewing the pros and cons as well as the costs.

Embarrassing Moments
A story from New Mobility magazine (1997) that tells real life stories about dealing with some of life's embarrassing moments from individuals with SCI, including bowel and bladder accidents, travel, and accessibility.

Enemeez® Bowel Training Products
Alliance Laboratories
(888) 273-9734
Enemeez® products are used in bowel training programs for people with spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis. The products are also recommended for people who have conditions that require a bowel training program or are experiencing severe constipation due to a medical condition. As of May 1, 2007, the products will be covered by Medicaid.

H2 0:Hydration
An article by Craig Hospital Research Department from their SCI Health and Wellness series that reviews the importance of drinking enough water, or keeping the body hydrated, for persons with spinal cord injury and the problems resulting from dehydration. Includes a self-quiz to see if you are drinking enough water.

Joy of Colostomy
An article from New Mobility magazine [July, 1998) that presents the pros and cons, by individuals with SCI who have a colostomy, on this methos of bowel management.

SCI Video Access - a lending program of information videos
Spinal Cord Injury Network
3911 Princeton Dr, Santa Rosa, CA 95405
1-800-548-2673 or 707-577-8796, Fax - 707-577-0605

SCI Video Access is a program that loans informational videotapes related to spinal cord injury to individuals with SCI and their families. Videotapes are available on these, and many more, topics: attendant care, wheelchair maintenance, bowel management, autonomic dysreflexia, catherization, FES, syringomyelia, spinal cord injury, neurogenic bladder, wheelchair basketball, skiing, parenting, wheelchair tennis, home modification, exercise tapes, pressure sore prevention. Individuals must first register with SCI Network. Tapes are sent through the mail and must be returned within 10 days (postage is prepaid). Funded by grant from the P V A, Education and Training Foundation.

Spinal Cord Injury Manual for Patients and Family
By: Louis Calder Memorial Library of the University of Miami School of Medicine (UMSM) and related organizations.
An online manual that includes information on nutrition, skin management, urinary tract management, bowel program, respiratory management, sexuality, medical complications, etc.

Spinal Cord Injury Patient - Family Teaching Manual
A comprehensive educational manual produced by the Regional SCI Center of Delaware Valley. Topics include Bladder, bowel, Respiratory, Respiratory Dependent, Skin, Cardiovascular, Nutrition, Activities of Daily Living, Equipment, Mobility, Psychology, Vocational Services, Recreational Therapy, Recreation Resource Guide, Travel and Transportation, Sexuality and Spinal Cord Injury Follow-Up Care.

Taking Care of your Bowels - Ensuring Success
Consumer Education pamphlet by the NW Regional SCI System, University of Washington, describing problems with bowel programs and what to do about them.

Taking Care of Your Bowels - The Basics; Consumer Education pamphlet by the NW Regional SCI System, University of Washington, describing the bowel and its function, methods for emptying the neurogenic bowel, and factors that can affect a bowel program.