Resources and Patient Groups

Home Page: http://www.childhoodconstipation.com/

Childhoodconstipation.com is an information resource for parents, carers, health professionals and children. The website is designed to help you find out more about constipation in children, including what it is, what may be causing it, what can be done to help cure it, and most importantly, what can be done to help prevent it coming back.

The site also includes real life stories on how parents and children have coped with constipation, as well as useful recipes, fact sheets, and information on diet and lifestyle.

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Home Page: http://www.constipationadvice.co.uk/

This website provides information on constipation and how to help keep your digestive system healthy. The site includes information on understanding constipation, what causes it, how to treat it, as well as dietary and lifestyle advice.

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Home Page: http://www.constipationfacts.co.uk/

This site looks at the causes and symptoms of constipation. It provides answers to some frequently asked questions about constipation, and provides a useful diagnostic tool to check your digestive system. It also shows you how a healthy digestive system should work and provides tips to help improve your digestion.

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Home Page: http://www.corecharity.org.uk/
Adults: http://www.corecharity.org.uk/content/pdfs/constipation.pdf#search=%22constipation%22
Children: http://www.corecharity.org.uk/Default.aspx?docname=doc_childhoodconstip

Mind is the leading mental health charity in England and Wales. They work to create a better life for everyone with experience of mental distress by:

- advancing the views, needs and ambitions of people with mental health problems
- challenging discrimination and promoting inclusion
- influencing policy through campaigning and education
- inspiring the development of quality services which reflect expressed need and diversity
- achieving equal rights through campaigning and education.

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Home Page: http://www.incontact.org/

Incontact is a leading national organisation that provides information and support to people with bladder and bowel problems, their carers and health professionals that look after them. They represent the interests of people with continence problems and try to ensure access to the latest information and services available that will make a difference to your quality of life.

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Home Page: http://www.eric.org.uk/

Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence NETQUOTEVAR:ERIC is a national registered charity NETQUOTEVAR:1002424 which provides advice and information to younger children, teenagers, parents and professionals on the common and stressful condition of nocturnal enuresis or bedwetting.

ERIC also offers advice on childhood day-time wetting and soiling. Established in 1988, it is the only organisation of its kind in the UK - and the first in the world.

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Home Page: http://www.promocon.co.uk/

PromoCon provides a national service, working as part of Disabled Living, Manchester to improve the life for all people with bladder or bowel problems by offering product information, advice and practical solutions to both professionals and the general public.

PromoCon offers a confidential helpline to provide impartial and unbiased information relating to continence products and services. The helpline is available to all people with bladder or bowel problems and their carers, healthcare professionals and to manufacturers of continence products.

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Home Page: http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/
Condition Info: http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?ArticleID=111

NHS Direct Online is a website providing comprehensive health advice for people living in England - and is supported by a 24-hour helpline.

The site provides information on the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, complications and prevention of constipation.

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Home Page: http://www.bbc.co.uk/health
Condition Info: http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/constipation1.shtml

BBC Health offers a complete A-Z illness listing, with related articles and guides plus a messageboard where users can share their experiences.

The BBC offers the facts on constipation in layperson's terms, as well as advice on living with the condition and how to go about treating it. The latest research can also be found here - along with a series of personal stories submitted by other sufferers. There are also useful contacts to support groups and other organizations.

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Home Page: http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/
Condition Info: http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/constipation.htm

NetDoctor.co.uk is a collaboration between committed doctors, healthcare professionals and patients in the UK. Their website aims to break down the "medical language barrier" between doctor and patient and offers a large online encyclopaedia of diseases and related medicines.

The site looks at how constipation is caused and the associated symptoms and complications. It then looks at various medicines used in treating this disorder, and ways in which it can be prevented.

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