The new transanal irrigation device is designed to help people facing defecation issues or stool leakage. It is estimated that 10-15% of the world’s population are affected by chronic constipation1 ...

Peristeen Plus (Coloplast) is a transanal irrigation system for managing bowel dysfunction. The company's instructions for use in this indication recommend that it should be used every other day to ...

The aim of this study is to investigate if transanal irrigation is a valid approach for neurogenic constipation in children with myelomeningocele. 100 patients (60 boys and 40 girls; aged 8-20 y) with ...

Injury to the spinal cord can cause neurogenic colorectal dysfunction, which is characterized by symptoms of constipation, fecal incontinence, or both. Studies have shown that transanal irrigation can ...

Neurogenic bowel dysfunction (NBD) profoundly affects psychological as well as physical aspects of quality of life in many patients with spinal cord injury (SCI), spina bifida, or multiple sclerosis.

Christensen et al. (2006) was a randomised controlled trial in adults (n=87) that showed statistically significant improvements in bowel-related patient-reported outcomes for Peristeen compared with ...