Find out how an antegrade continence enema can help your child and how to give an antegrade continence enema at home.
Find out how a bowel management program can help keep your child clean if they have problems controlling their bowel movements.
Find information about what a cecostomy tube (C-tube) is and why it is used. Also learn about how a C-tube is inserted, the risks and how to care for it once it is inserted.
Discover the precautions to take when giving enemas to your child at home in order to relieve constipation.
Learn more about intussusception and how it is treated.
Learn how Hirschprung disease affects the bowel and how it is diagnosed and usually treated.
Read about various types of congenital malformations of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
Learn about the medications, interventions and surgeries used to manage posterior urethral valves in children.
Information for parents and children with the inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis.
Your child needs a colonoscopy. Learn what a colonoscopy is, how to prepare and what to expect.
Your child’s ostomy pouch will need to be emptied and changed regularly to prevent leaks and protect the skin around their stoma. Find instructions for how to care for, empty and change your child’s ostomy pouch.
Find out what to expect if you have a child with posterior urethral valves (PUV). This document reviews the condition and how it is managed with medications, tests, interventions and surgeries.
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An in-depth description of what to expect for a child undergoing brain surgery for brain tumours.
Learn how to effectively keep your baby safe when using baby equipment, including change tables, cribs, strollers, carriers/slings, playpens and more.
Learn about children with pain: how pain is defined, why we feel pain, how it works and how to relieve pain.
