Authors: Gabriella Fizzotti, Giovani Fassina, Livio Tronconi.
Background: Neurogenic bowel is a dysfunction resulting from a lack of central nervous control. It is a condition commonly observed in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI).
Material and Method: we considered 15 SCI patients enrolled to anal irrigator training. At the onset and at the end of the rehabilitative program patients completed a specific questionnaire. The answers concerning the influence of adeguate management of neurological bowel on personal autonomy and quality of life. Nurse-care was foundamental for anal irrigator training.
Results: Faecal incontinence, constipation, abdominal pain improved with the constant use of anal irrigator.
Conclusion: anal irrigator is one promising techniques that contributes to improving the autonomy and quality of life of the SCI persons.
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