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Bowel Dysfunction

A Comprehensive Guide for Healthcare Professionals

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Editors:
  1. Brigitte Collins

    1. The Sir Alan Parkes Physiology and Neuromodulation Unit, St Marks Hospital, Harrow, United Kingdom

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  2. Elissa Bradshaw

    1. The Sir Alan Parkes Physiology and Neuromodulation Unit, St Marks Hospital, Harrow, United Kingdom

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  • This book incorporates a variety of aetiologies and specific assessment pathways to suit a variety of clinical settings and scenarios
  • It will contain the most up to date evidence based research and information of any other similar publication
  • It will provide comprehensive anatomical illustrations of the GI tract and pelvic floor to aid the reader in understanding the anatomy and physiology and facilitate accurate assessment and treatment plan

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Background

      • Brigitte Collins, Elissa Bradshaw
      Pages 3-6

    3. Anatomy and Physiology of the Large Bowel (Colon) and Pelvic Floor

      • Alan Askari
      Pages 7-20

    4. The Epidemiology of Faecal Incontinence and Constipation

      • Patricia Evans
      Pages 21-31

    5. Investigations

      • Alex Dennis, Michelle Marshall
      Pages 33-50

  3. Causes and Assessment of Bowel Dysfunction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51
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    2. The Causes of Constipation

      • Brigitte Collins, Rebecca Knox
      Pages 53-74

    3. The Assessment of Constipation

      • Anna P. Swatton
      Pages 75-96

    4. Causes of Faecal Incontinence

      • Rhian Sunderland, Lorraine O’Brien
      Pages 97-116

    5. The Assessment of Faecal Incontinence

      • Elissa Bradshaw, Rebecca Knox
      Pages 117-133

  4. Treatments for Bowel Dysfunction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135
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    2. Conservative Management

      • Brigitte Collins, Elissa Bradshaw
      Pages 137-159

    3. Food Choice as a Management Strategy in Bowel Dysfunction

      • Diane Brundrett
      Pages 161-172

    4. The Pharmacological Management of Chronic Constipation and Faecal Incontinence

      • Nikolaos Kamperidis, Naila Arebi
      Pages 173-190

    5. Rectal Irrigation

      • Monica Lyons
      Pages 191-211

    6. Neuromodulation

      • Yasuko Maeda, Carolynne Vaizey
      Pages 213-224

    7. Surgery

      • Gregory Thomas, Carolynne Vaizey
      Pages 225-239

    8. Psychological Medicine for Bowel Dysfunction

      • Yoram Inspector, Avril Burns
      Pages 241-262

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 263-269
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About this book

The editors aim to provide the definitive guide for healthcare professionals on functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and pelvic floor, and the treatments used within the current healthcare context. This book will help the reader to access and understand relevant information within a variety of clinical settings and scenarios. It will be relevant and useful to a variety of disciplines (e.g. Physicians, Nurses, Physiotherapists) who work within the field of gastrointestinal care.   This book will be written by a team from the worlds’ most well established colorectal specialist hospital, presenting a definitive guide to care of the patient group.

Editors and Affiliations

  • The Sir Alan Parkes Physiology and Neuromodulation Unit, St Marks Hospital, Harrow, United Kingdom

    Brigitte Collins, Elissa Bradshaw

About the editors

Brigitte Collins

Lead Nurse, Physiology Unit, London Northwest Healthcare NHS Trust

Physiology Unit, St Marks Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow


Elissa Bradshaw

Clinical Nurse Specialist Biofeedback, St Marks Hospital


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Bowel Dysfunction

  • Book Subtitle: A Comprehensive Guide for Healthcare Professionals

  • Editors: Brigitte Collins, Elissa Bradshaw

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43214-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-43212-0Published: 10 May 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82760-5Published: 20 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-43214-4Published: 29 April 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 269

  • Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations, 50 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Nursing, Gastroenterology, Colorectal Surgery

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