How TAI gave one family their life back – part 1

A family might take for granted the typical activities they might enjoyswimming, nature and play. For one family, none of this would have been possible had they not discovered Transanal Irrigation TAI.

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Topics: Bladder and bowel interaction, Bowel management, Children and TAI, Bowel dysfunction

Finding quality of life with MS related continence issues

Helen was so embarrassed about her continence problems that she kept them a secret from her husband and family, coping in silence. Her quality of life steeply declined and she developed depression. Today Helen has found a way to manage her unreliable bowel. This is her story.

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Topics: Bladder and bowel interaction, Neurogenic bladder, Neurogenic bowel, quality of life

Living with bladder and bowel problems caused by spinal cord injury (SCI)

“I usually say that I dived into a river and missed…” is how Rupert Langham answers when asked about the events that brought about his spinal cord injury. We talked to Rupert about bladder and bowel function, and quality of life.

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Topics: Bladder and bowel interaction, Neurogenic bladder, Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), Neurogenic bowel, quality of life

Going to the bathroom at 35,000 feet – a challenge for Michael

After having sustained a spinal cord injury in a diving accident, Michael Kerr needed to find a new way of managing his bladder. With an ongoing international sports career he needed a flexible solution, easy to bring on his travels all over the world.

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Topics: Bladder and bowel interaction, Neurogenic bladder, Travelling with catheters, Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), Neurogenic bowel, Intermittent Catheterization, all-in-one-kit

Less infections and more freedom – a bladder management therapy that works

After a devastating jump into a swimming pool on his vacation trip in Greece, Michael Kerr injured his spine and came to understand that his paralysis came with consequences other than he could have imagined.

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Topics: Bladder and bowel interaction, Neurogenic bladder, Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), Neurogenic bowel