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Resources
Patient education
Handouts our therapists have shared with patients over the years. They are educational and do not replace advice from your own care team.
Bowel health
- Introduction to bowel health
- About constipation
- About fecal incontinence
- About irritable bowel syndrome
- The digestive system
- Introduction to fiber
- Types of fiber
- Adding fiber to your diet
- Fiber table
- Fiber and fluid diary
- Bowel retraining
- Bowel symptom diary
- Toileting techniques for bowel movements
- Modifications on toileting techniques
- Laxative chart
- Skin care and bowel hygiene
- About abdominal massage