Children's Bladder and Bowel Service
Promoting healthy bladder and bowels amongst children and young people - our mission is to help children and young people live a healthy and happy life regardless of any bladder or bowel issue they may face.
What do we do?
Children's community continence services provide specialised care and support for children and young people with bladder and bowel problems.
These services are provided in the community setting, such as clinics or schools, making them more accessible and convenient for families. They are often run by specialist nurses or paediatricians with training in continence care.
We can help with:
- bedwetting
- daytime wetting
- constipation
- soiling
- nocturnal enuresis
- stool withholding
- overactive bladder
- delayed toileting
How do you access our services?
The service currently accepts referrals from GPs, school health teams, health visitors and paediatricians.
Some facts...
- 1 in 12 children have bladder or bowel issues (source ERIC)
- Bedwetting in childhood is common, affecting 1 in 15 7-year-olds and 1 in 75 teenagers (source: ERIC)
- Bedwetting runs in families, but it’s no one's fault so don’t wait for your child to grow out of it – treatment is available from 5 years old (ERIC)
- 34% of children aged 4-11 years old have constipation and 95% of those who soil due to constipation
