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Bowel Dysfunction

A Comprehensive Guide for Healthcare Professionals

  • Brigitte Collins
  • Elissa Bradshaw
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 1-1
      PDF
    2. The Background
      Brigitte Collins, Elissa Bradshaw
      Pages 3-6
    3. Anatomy and Physiology of the Large Bowel (Colon) and Pelvic Floor
      Alan Askari
      Pages 7-20
    4. The Epidemiology of Faecal Incontinence and Constipation
      Patricia Evans
      Pages 21-31
    5. Investigations
      Alex Dennis, Michelle Marshall
      Pages 33-50

  3. Causes and Assessment of Bowel Dysfunction

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 51-51
      PDF
    2. The Causes of Constipation
      Brigitte Collins, Rebecca Knox
      Pages 53-74
    3. The Assessment of Constipation
      Anna P. Swatton
      Pages 75-96
    4. Causes of Faecal Incontinence
      Rhian Sunderland, Lorraine O’Brien
      Pages 97-116
    5. The Assessment of Faecal Incontinence
      Elissa Bradshaw, Rebecca Knox
      Pages 117-133

  4. Treatments for Bowel Dysfunction

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 135-135
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    2. Conservative Management
      Brigitte Collins, Elissa Bradshaw
      Pages 137-159
    3. Food Choice as a Management Strategy in Bowel Dysfunction
      Diane Brundrett
      Pages 161-172
    4. The Pharmacological Management of Chronic Constipation and Faecal Incontinence
      Nikolaos Kamperidis, Naila Arebi
      Pages 173-190
    5. Rectal Irrigation
      Monica Lyons
      Pages 191-211
    6. Neuromodulation
      Yasuko Maeda, Carolynne Vaizey
      Pages 213-224
    7. Surgery
      Gregory Thomas, Carolynne Vaizey
      Pages 225-239
    8. Psychological Medicine for Bowel Dysfunction
      Yoram Inspector, Avril Burns
      Pages 241-262
  5. Back Matter
    Pages 263-269
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About this book

Introduction

This definitive guide for healthcare professionals looks at functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and pelvic floor, as well as the treatments used within the current healthcare context. The chapters help the readers to access and understand relevant information within a variety of clinical settings and scenarios. 

Bowel Dysfunction - A Comprehensive Guide for Healthcare Professionals is useful to a variety of disciplines including Physicians, Nurses and Physiotherapists, who work within the field of gastrointestinal care. Written by a team of expert colorectal specialists, it presents a definitive guide to care of the patient group.

Keywords

Bowel dysfunction Colorectal treatment Gastrointestinal Tract Gastrointestinal Tract Anatomy Nerve Treatment Pelvic Floor Physiology

Editors and affiliations

  • Brigitte Collins
    • 1
  • Elissa Bradshaw
    • 2
  1. 1.The Sir Alan Parkes Physiology and Neuromodulation UnitSt Marks HospitalHarrowUnited Kingdom
  2. 2.The Sir Alan Parkes Physiology and Neuromodulation UnitSt Marks HospitalHarrowUnited Kingdom

About the editors

Brigitte Collins

Lead Nurse, Physiology Unit, London Northwest Healthcare NHS Trust

Physiology Unit, St Marks Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow


Elissa Bradshaw

Clinical Nurse Specialist Biofeedback, St Marks Hospital

Bibliographic information

  • Book Title Bowel Dysfunction
  • Book Subtitle A Comprehensive Guide for Healthcare Professionals
  • Editors Brigitte Collins
    Elissa Bradshaw
  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43214-4
  • Copyright Information Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
  • Publisher Name Springer, Cham
  • eBook Packages Medicine Medicine (R0)
  • Hardcover ISBN 978-3-319-43212-0
  • Softcover ISBN 978-3-319-82760-5
  • eBook ISBN 978-3-319-43214-4
  • Edition Number 1
  • Number of Pages X, 269
  • Number of Illustrations 23 b/w illustrations, 50 illustrations in colour
  • Topics Nursing
    Gastroenterology
    Colorectal Surgery
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