I came home from hospital without any bowel control schedule. First
think is that he should get a urologist for bladder and rehab
nurse/doctor for bowels.
lwhelchair lists most used system for controlling bowel/urine. all
depends on who you have helping you andwhat you can do.
in short.
for bowel. get colostomy or get on schedule of doing bowel program every
other day/or 3 days/or daily depending on your body and food.
take senokote with big meal the evening before your bowel program. use
an enema or suppository the next morning to stimulate bowel movement.
may need nurse to stick finger up butt to help in removing stool.
urine.
indwelling,
texas/condom for males,
intermitten cathing every 4 hours.
superpubic(sp?)
wearing diapers and using under pads that soak up urine on your bed at
night would be helpful untiil he gets on a schedule. avoid getting
urine/poop on his skin as much as you can because they cause skin
breakdown. not good. use diaper rash creams.
derrick 26 years post c/5/6
On 12/27/22 2:55 PM, wheelch...@aol.com wrote:
You did not mention if your C4 Friend was male or female and if they
were in a spinal rehab unit after what caused this to happen. Bowel
and Bladder Management is considered normal with any spinal cord
injury to keep a post injury body healthy. Bladder management can be
controlled with an indwelling or Texas catheter, for males. With
females, its usually indwelling catheter. If that is the method
chosen, then make sure as a caregiver that you are properly instructed
on how it works and learn how to make corrections and how to change
one in the event that the discharge tube becomes blocked. Bowel
control, can be normally controlled or managed using a daily program,
using a number of trial n errors with chemistry in pill, tablet or
suppositories/amuels. A Rehab Nurse would be your best source for
additional information. What State is the person living.
Best Wishes
On Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at 09:32:03 AM CST, Lily Nami
wrote:
Hello
I'm caring from my c4 friend and he cant control his bowl and urine...
so which one is better idea diaper , catheter , or something else??
