Bowel Considerations with Spinal Cord Injury
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
The pattern of bowel dysfunction varies depending on the level of injury. The complications of neurogenic bowel dysfunction include constipation, obstructive defecation, and fecal incontinence.[1] Bowel dysfunction can cause major restrictions in person's social activities and quality of life. [2] There is no single program that can work for every patient, but bladder and bowel dysfunction management program is a fundamental step following the initial spinal cord injury.
This article supplies additional information for the Bladder and Bowel Consideration with Spinal Cord Injury course.
Bowel Dysfunction in Spinal Cord Injury[edit | edit source]
Spastic Bowel[edit | edit source]
Flaccid Bowel[edit | edit source]
Bristol Scale[edit | edit source]
Management of Bowel Dysfunction[edit | edit source]
Spastic Bowel Management[edit | edit source]
Flaccid Bowel Mangement[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Hughes M. Bowel management in spinal cord injury patients. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2014 Sep;27(3):113-5
- ↑ Khadour FA, Khadour YA, Xu J, Meng L, Cui L, Xu T. Effect of neurogenic bowel dysfunction symptoms on quality of life after a spinal cord injury. J Orthop Surg Res 2023; 18(458).
