ion program called bowel retraining. The purpose of this handout is to teach you ways to resume a more normal frequency and patern of bowel movements, as you may have been doing bef. e the …

You can train your bowels to follow a daily routine. This will help you avoid constipation, bowel accidents, and skin irritation. Pick a regular time that will work at home and fits your daily schedule. …

B. Purpose of the Bowel/Bladder Training Program · Purpose - To establish and maintain a routine time, place and method of emptying the student's bowel and bladder in order to improve and maintain the …

Strategies for Establishing Bowel Control By: Mary K. Plummer, O.T.R./L., Therapist, Center for Continence and Pelvic Floor Disorders, Aurora Women’s Pavilion, West Allis, WI

Exercises for your pelvic floor, or specifically your anal sphincter, can help improve symptoms. These muscles are made up of several layers and components which all do a slightly different job. This …

You can do an abdominal massage. The best way to do this to go from the lower right side of your abdomen to the top and across the top to the left and down the left as this is how your bowel moves …

The client/caregiver can list preparatory measures to promote bowel retraining. Assess and record client’s usual pattern of elimination. Record times of elimination. Record usual stimulus for …