Continence Archives - Resource Library - Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

A Bladder and Bowel UK resource about talking about going to the toilet.

ERIC is the national charity dedicated to improving children’s bowel and bladder health. Our mission is to reduce the impact of continence problems on children and their families.

Bladder and bowel problems are very common, but rarely talked about. Regardless of cause, there are a wide range of treatments, products and management options that can help. That’s why we’re here.

Teaching your child to use the toilet correctly can be a difficult task, whether they are on the autism spectrum or not. But if your child is autistic, the process of developing a toilet routine can take longer, and involve its own particular challenges. This guide provides some useful steps...

A choice of vibrating alarm watches for purchase from ERIC (Children’s Bowel and Bladder Charity).

A Medicine for Children resource about desmopressin for bedwetting.

Resource and chart by The Children’s Bladder and Bowel Charity (ERIC) to help you and your clinician track your child’s wees and poos.

Autism toilet training video.

This video will assist you with tackling childhood constipation and soiling with a Macrogol Laxative (note that all information on macrogol doses refers to the paediatric preparations of macrogol).

Children’s story about going to the toilet for a poo.

If your child is having problems with soiling accidents (encopresis, “poo accidents,” “poo-ing” in pants), you are certainly not alone. This is one of the most common problems seen by both paediatric gastroenterology and primary care providers. This interactive animated video...

The Children’s Bladder and Bowel Charity (ERIC) resource on how to prepare and use macrogol laxatives.

This leaflet is about the use of Movicol for chronic constipation and faecal impaction (severe constipation) in children.

The Bristol Stool Chart or Bristol Stool Scale is a medical aid designed to classify stools (known as ‘faeces’ or ‘poo’) into 7 groups.

Having their children toilet trained is a milestone all parents strive for. For some parents of children with ‘additional needs’ this milestone may seem difficult. However clinical experience has taught us that for most children becoming toilet trained is an achievable goal.

Toilet or potty training can prove to be difficult for some families, and even more so when a child has additional needs.