Catheter and Clinical Interventions

The information provided on these pages is intended for patients already under the care of the Specialist Continence Advisory Service.

 

A Female Guide to Intermittent Self Catheterisation (single use catheter) (Nottinghamshire Healthcare)

This leaflet is a step by step guide to assist you on how to correctly insert your single use catheter.

 

A Male Guide to Intermittent Self Catheterisation (single use catheter) (Nottinghamshire Healthcare)

This leaflet has been given to you by your GP/Health Practitioner because you are at risk of constipation or you have recently had an episode of constipation and this will help you to understand why this may have happened and how you can reduce the risk of further episodes of constipation.

 

Biofeedback - Specialist Continence Advisory Service (Nottinghamshire Healthcare)

Biofeedback is a technique that can be used to learn to control your body's functions and in this case your pelvic floor muscles. 

 

Loperamide - Specialist Continence Advisory Service (Nottinghamshire Healthcare)

Loperamide is one of a group of drugs called antidiarrheal's. These drugs are designed to thicken your stools and so reduce diarrhoea. It will also firm up slightly soft stools.

 

Neuromuscular Stimulation Treatment (Nottinghamshire Healthcare)

This leaflet provides information around Neuromuscular Stimulation Treatment which is a technique to help you to use your pelvic floor muscles more effectively.

 

Specialist Continence Advisory Service - Supra-pubic Catheter (Nottinghamshire Healthcare)

This leaflet aims to provide you with information which will enable you to use your catheter with confidence in hospital or at home, and help to reduce the risk of infection.

 

Urethral Catheter (Nottinghamshire Healthcare)

This leaflet is to give you information on how to use your catheter with confidence
in hospital or at home and to help reduce the risk of infection.