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Bladder and bowel resources

A list of resources – including apps, fact sheets and other publications – about bladder and bowel.

Resources

Bladder control check up

This fact sheet will help you get ready for a bladder control check up.

Continence products

Continence products can help with the management of bladder and bowel control problems. This fact sheet can help you decide what products you, or someone you care for, might need.

Bladder and bowel problems in pregnancy

Bladder and bowel control problems are not uncommon in pregnancy. This fact sheet looks at the causes of these problems and what you can do to avoid them.

Poor bowel control

This fact sheet has information about poor bowel control and what you can do about it.

Surgery for bladder control problems in women

Women can have bladder control problems when they cough, sneeze or exercise. This fact sheet outlines the types of surgery available for treatment of this problem.

Overactive bladder and urgency

An overactive bladder can cause bladder control problems. This fact sheet outlines what those problems can be, what causes it and how to manage it.

Prolapse

This fact sheet outlines what a prolapse is and why it is important to not ignore the signs.

Bladder control problem?

Do you have a bladder control problem? This fact sheet can help you work out if you do.
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Sharon’s story – Don’t make it too late

Sharon, an Aboriginal health worker from Darwin, shares the story of how bowel cancer affected her family, after her father was diagnosed in 2014. Sharon encourages people to use the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program kit.

CAPS eligible other conditions

This document contains a list of all the eligible conditions, that aren’t neurological, for the Continence Aids Payment Scheme (CAPS).
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