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In this special “PooCast”, Claire Waters joins host Dr Emma Lim to discuss fibre and fluids, the connection between constipation and wetting, taking an open and honest history and when investigations or treatment may be needed. Plus, they share useful resources to support families.
They [families] really need to get that appropriate support so that they can manage the symptoms effectively. Once the right treatment plan is in place, the soiling, the wetting can resolve within a few weeks. It's a treatable condition. It's just getting it right first time and understanding the effects chronic constipation can have on a family. So, we do really all of us need to get it right first time.
The speakers
Claire Waters is a a consultant specialist nurse in the children and young people continence service at Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Dr Emma Lim is a Consultant in General Paediatrics and Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology at the Great North Children’s Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne and Paediatric Sepsis Lead for the trust.
Resources
- Healthier Together - an NHS partnership project with resources for pregnant women, children and young people, including constipation guidance
- ERIC - a charity dedicated to improving children’s bowel and bladder health, focused on reducing the impact of continence problems on children and their families
- Bladder and Bowel UK - a charity that supports families with constipation through various digital resources
About The Paeds Round
This podcast is a collaboration between RCPCH and Odland. Co-hosts Dr Emma Lim and Dr Christo Tsilifis, Academic Paediatric Trainee are joined by parents, paediatric specialists and junior doctors. Tune in to listen to real-world advice and guidance on how to manage a range of clinical topics and much else on education, training and working in paediatrics.
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