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Do bladder and bowels get sufficient media and government recognition?

Watch this video in which writer Melanie Reid offers her views on the place of bladder and bowel in the media and with policy-makers.

Journalist and Association for Continence Advice Patron Melanie Reid says:

‘bladder and bowel dysfunction … is the great unsayable’.

Your task

Watch this interview with Melanie and consider your own views:

  1. Do you think that bladder and bowel problems are recognised enough?

  2. Do you think bladder and bowel are an unseen epidemic compared to dementia?

  3. Where should future research funds be targeted?

Share your thoughts with fellow learners.

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Understanding Continence Promotion: Effective Management of Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction in Adults

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