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

A dive into a shallow pool changed his life

The vacation trip to Greece took a sudden turn when Michael dived into a swimming pool and hit his head on the bottom. He was badly injured but found an unexpected way back into living life.

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

Trying Transanal Irrigation for the first time

Having shared with you my first experience of catheterization, I want to tell you what it was like when I performed Transanal Irrigation myself for the first time.

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Topics: Transanal irrigation (TAI), Neurogenic bladder, Neurogenic bowel, Bowel dysfunction, Multiple Sklerose (MS)

My first time trying Intermittent Catheterization

Do you remember your first time? When you first picked up a catheter to empty your bladder? I can still remember it clearly – as if it were yesterday.

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Topics: Bladder and bowel interaction, Neurogenic bladder, Intermittent Catheterization, Multiple Sklerose (MS)

How does Parkinson's affect the bladder?

In the second out of two posts, we explore how Parkinson’s Disease (PD) affects bladder and bowel function, and hear from those who eventually found effective ways to manage their symptoms.

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Topics: Bladder and bowel interaction, Neurogenic bladder, Parkinsons disease, #WorldParkinsonsDay