Episode 1: Constipation

This is a 7 minute listen.

In the first of a new series aimed specifically at healthcare professionals, ERIC's Paediatric Specialist Continence Nurse Brenda Cheer offers information for GPs on supporting children with constipation, from assessment, through diagnosis and treatment.

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    1. NHS England Introduction to constipation in children

    2. NHS England Recognising the symptoms of constipation

    3. NHS England Treating constipation

    4. NHS England How to use macrogol laxatives

    5. NHS England Keeping bowels healthy and getting poo in the loo

    6. NHS England – treating constipation in children with additional needs

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    A Parent’s Guide to Disimpaction Opens in New Tab

    Advice about children’s bladders and bowels – from birth, to potty training, to school Opens in New Tab

    Advice for children with constipation Opens in New Tab

    Baby poo – what to expect Opens in New Tab

    Breastfed babies and constipation Opens in New Tab

    Check your bowel transit time with the sweetcorn test Opens in New Tab

    Children who will only poo in a nappy and other toilet avoiders Opens in New Tab

    ERIC podcast clip – what disimpaction looks like (video) Opens in New Tab

    ERIC Podcast episode 3: Disimpaction explained by an ERIC helpline advisor – what it is and what to expect Opens in New Tab

    ERIC Podcast episode 6 (follow-up to episode 3): ERIC nurse answers more detailed questions on Disimpaction Opens in New Tab

    How to use macrogol laxatives Opens in New Tab

    Making the transition to secondary school – an 11 year olds perspective Opens in New Tab

    Oh Poo! Dr Ranj’s poo song in Get Well Soon

    Oral medications for childhood constipation Opens in New Tab

    Pants for soiling Opens in New Tab

    Poo checker Opens in New Tab

    Poo Diary Opens in New Tab

    Poo Go Home & Sneaky Poo Opens in New Tab

    Poo hoo – animation about Tim who has problems with sore tummies and sneaky poos

    Pooper Highway

    Sam’s story – a child’s experience of constipation & soiling

    Smearing Opens in New Tab

    Stool withholding by Sophia Ferguson Opens in New Tab

    Sue from class two has a problem with poo Opens in New Tab

    Template Letter for GP re Macrogols Opens in New Tab

    Template letter for school re disimpaction Opens in New Tab

    The Poo Nurses explain disimpaction using macrogol laxatives

    This unicorn changed the way I poop (sitting position explainer)

    Toileting Reward Chart Opens in New Tab

    Vibrating reminder watches Opens in New Tab

    Wee, poo and you – an explainer video from Evelina Children’s Hospital