The ‘Qufora Twins’: Finding strength and support through their shared experiences with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Living with a hidden chronic illness, like Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), which not very many people understand, is extremely difficult. Finding someone who can understand exactly each thing you are going through feels impossible – not even your closest family can relate. Being able to connect with someone who understands it completely and who you can turn to for […]
ICS Meeting 2022 Round Up
Writing for publication can be a somewhat overwhelming task to many, especially in the light of demanding workloads and pressures put on clinicians in seeing an ever-increasing number of patients within the National Health Service (NHS)
Writing for publication: I can write – right?
Writing for publication can be a somewhat overwhelming task to many, especially in the light of demanding workloads and pressures put on clinicians in seeing an ever-increasing number of patients within the National Health Service (NHS)
The Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction score (NBD) is not suitable for patients with multiple sclerosis
Bowel dysfunction is common in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), between 35-54% suffer with chronic constipation and 29-51% with faecal incontinence.
Bladder & Bowel UK Symposium
Coventry, UK
21st September 2022
The ACPGBI Annual Meeting 2022
Edinburgh, UK
4th July – 6th July 2022
What could the future hold for high volume irrigation? – High volume irrigation: a retrospective and futurespective
In May 2022, we met with Professor Anton Emannuel, Consultant Neuro-Gastroenterologist at the University College London Hospital, to discuss what the future could hold for high volume irrigation.
ACPGBI with Cathie King
I recently had the opportunity of attending ACPGBI in Edinburgh. Having attended this meeting in the past, I was not disappointed by the quality of the presentations, which covered various colorectal-related topics.
A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of Transanal Irrigation Versus Conservative Treatment in Patients with Low Anterior Resection Syndrome After Rectal Cancer Surgery
This randomised controlled trial recruited 45 patients with major LARS. 22 were randomised to receive transanal irrigation (TAI) alongside conservative therapy, and 23 patients in the control group received conservative therapy alone
Our Clinical Team’s ACPGBI Annual Meeting 2022 Round Up
The recent Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI) meeting in Edinburgh was a fantastic event and focused on improving knowledge and outcomes for patients.
Simplicity is what we do
National Simplicity Day occurs on the 12th of July every year in honour of Henry David Thoreau – the champion of living simply.
‘Big data exposes the tip of the LARS iceberg’
The recent ‘Big data exposes the tip of the LARS iceberg’ article by Nicola Fearnhead discusses the development of a novel scoring tool for low anterior resection syndrome (LARS).
