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Home » Evidence » Bowel Dysfunction and Management » Introduction » Chapter
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Bowel Dysfunction and Management
  • Introduction
    • Assessment of Neurogenic Bowel
  • Predictors of Bowel Dysfunction
  • Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction and Management
    • General Bowel Management Systematic Review
  • Conservative Bowel Management
    • Multifaceted Bowel Management Programs
    • Dietary Fibre and the Microbiome
    • Stimulation of Reflexes in the Gastrointestinal Tract
    • Manual Evacuation of Faeces
    • Abdominal Massage
    • Electrical and Magnetic Stimulation
    • Bowel Irrigation Techniques
    • Pharmacological Management
      • Pharmacological Rectal Stimulants
      • Prokinetic Agents
      • Central Potassium Channel Blockers
      • Other Pharmacological Agents
  • Bowel Preparation Pre-colonoscopy
  • Surgical Interventions for Bowel Management
    • Colostomy and Ileostomy
  • Assistive Devices and Exercise
  • Experimental Studies
  • Summary
  • Key Points
  • References
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
    • Assessment of Neurogenic Bowel
  • Predictors of Bowel Dysfunction
  • Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction and Management
    • General Bowel Management Systematic Review
  • Conservative Bowel Management
    • Multifaceted Bowel Management Programs
    • Dietary Fibre and the Microbiome
    • Stimulation of Reflexes in the Gastrointestinal Tract
    • Manual Evacuation of Faeces
    • Abdominal Massage
    • Electrical and Magnetic Stimulation
    • Bowel Irrigation Techniques
    • Pharmacological Management
      • Pharmacological Rectal Stimulants
      • Prokinetic Agents
      • Central Potassium Channel Blockers
      • Other Pharmacological Agents
  • Bowel Preparation Pre-colonoscopy
  • Surgical Interventions for Bowel Management
    • Colostomy and Ileostomy
  • Assistive Devices and Exercise
  • Experimental Studies
  • Summary
  • Key Points
  • References
  • Abbreviations
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  • Bowel Module With Tables

  • Executive Summary

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  • SCIRE Community: Bowel Changes After SCI

  • SCIRE Community: Dietary Fibre

  • MSKTC: Bowel Function After SCI Factsheet

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  • SCI-BC | Living With SCI: Bowel Mangement

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  • Functional Independence Measure (FIM)

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  • MASCIP Guidelines for the Management of Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction in People With SCI (UK) 

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