QSCIS

Queensland Spinal Cord Injuries Service

Bowels

Right consistency

The consistency of the stool will depend on how much water is reabsorbed while passing through the large intestine. The ...

Right place

This guideline refers to where the faeces is in the bowel, when the person is ready to go to the toilet. If the faeces a...

Right time

The bowel needs to be ‘re-trained’ to empty at a regular and consistent time each day. This will allow some ...

Bowel intervention progression

Neurogenic Bowel Intervention Progression Wicks, K. (2019). Traversing Transanal irrigation. Sydney, NSW: BrightSky Aust...

Bowel management plan

Bowel management: spinal shock Bowel management: upper motor neurone Bowel management: lower motor neurone This method o...

Anorectal examination

A spinal cord injury can be assessed through an anorectal examination. This examination can be done in two ways – ...

Bowel and digestive system

Digestive system People with spinal cord injury may experience changes to their bowel function. The large intestine in o...