The Public Edition – November 2022

Supporting bladder and bowel health for everyone.
 

In this month’s issue:

  • Blaenau Gwent Veterans Association raise £6250 for Bladder & Bowel UK
  • Lewis Moody MBE joins the #StallsForAll campaign
  • Information on how to manage bedwetting at Christmas
  • Why am I constipated?
  • The launch of the new Bladder & Bowel UK website
  • Bladder & Bowel UK at Kidz to Adultz Exhibitions
  • Research into urinary catheter user experiences
  • Do you have a story to share?
  • Does your child have a digestive issue?
 
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A big thank you to the Blaenau Gwent Veterans Association for fundraising for Bladder & Bowel UK

The veterans took on the tough and poignant challenge of walking 255 miles from Staffordshire to South Wales beginning in June 2022, a mile for each life lost in the Falklands War whilst fundraising for Bladder & Bowel UK and Hospice of the Valleys. We’d like to thank all who were involved in taking the time and effort to raise money for our cause and persevering to complete their mission. The team have managed to raise a massive £6250 for ourselves which we cannot thank them enough for.
 
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Lewis Moody MBE joins the #StallsForAll campaign

As part of the washroom dignity campaign with Initial Hygiene, Lewis Moody, former England rugby champion who suffers with Ulcerative Colitis, is calling for compulsory sanitary disposal bins in male public bathrooms to help the one in ten men who suffer with incontinence.
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Information on how to manage bedwetting at Christmas 

Davina Richardson, Bladder & Bowel UK’s Specialist Children’s Nurse, discusses how to support and access treatment for your child if they experience bedwetting, which can feel difficult to manage at Christmas, but the holidays can offer an opportunity for making changes that may help.
 
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Why am I constipated?

In our current Education Spotlight (supported by Renew Medical), we are looking at causes and ways to manage constipation. With a high proportion of society currently suffering with the condition, what can you do to help the condition?
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New website launch 

We are very excited to announce the launch of our new website, offering a range of up to date resources and helpful information for both adults and children, as well as healthcare professionals.
 
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Bladder & Bowel UK team at Kidz to Adultz Exhibitions

The fantastic Bladder & Bowel UK team of nurses and product specialists set up at the Kidz to Adultz North event at Manchester Central and delivered a seminar on toilet training. Join us, and them, at the next free Kidz to Adultz event.
Let your voice be heard. We need you to better understand and improve the use of urinary catheters and to inform future practice.

Research into urinary catheter user experiences

A team of researchers at The Queen’s Belfast University is currently looking for long-term urinary catheter users experiences and perspectives of catheter practices and design in order to inform future practice. Let your voice be heard.
 
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Do you have a story to share?

Bladder & Bowel UK are always looking for personal accounts and stories to share of your own experience with bladder and/or bowel issues. If you would like to be featured in a blog post, please contact us below.

Does your child have a digestive issue?

If so, the University of Surrey would love to hear from you on how hospitals can offer better support for physical and emotional symptoms for children with gastrointestinal symptoms and/or conditions.