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Patient Information Leaflets
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Bowel care - How can I look after my bowel (Elderly Care)
Tips on how to look after your bowel and keep it working normally
Bowel habit questionnaire
A short questionnaire about what has been happening to your bowels over the last 4 weeks
Cancer of the pancreas, bile ducts and liver
What is likely to happen if you have been diagnosed with a cancer of the pancreas, bile ducts and/or liver
Catheter-free Bravo 48-hour pH testing
Explains what happens during a catheter free Bravo 48 hour pH test - to monitor the frequency and duration of gastro oesophageal reflux
Colonic dilatation
Dilatation (widening) of the colon or rectum (large bowel)
Colonic stent insertion aftercare advice
Advice following a procedure to insert a metal tube into the colon at the point of blockage to relieve an obstruction
Colonoscopy aftercare advice
Advice following colonoscopy – an examination of your lower bowel
Colonoscopy explained
Tells you about having an investigation of your bowel - explains what is involved and what the possible risks are
Colostomy dietary advice
Dietary advice for patients with a newly formed stoma
Constipation - Help with eating if you have constipation
Advice on preventing and managing constipation
Constipation symptoms
Dietary and lifestyle advice on managing the symptoms of constipation
CT colon scan (long preparation)
What happens during a CT colon examination in the Radiology (X-ray) Department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital
CT colonography or virtual colonoscopy
Explains what happens when a CT scanner produces 2- and 3-dimensional images of the whole of the colon (large bowel) and rectum (back passage) to look for polyps (fleshy growths) or signs of cancer
CT colonography aftercare
Wat to expect after a CT colonography (scan of your bowel) in the Radiology (X-ray) Department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital
CT or ultrasound guided percutaneous liver biopsy
What to expect during a “CT or ultrasound guided percutaneous liver biopsy”
CT or ultrasound guided percutaneous liver biopsy (inpatients)
Tells you about the procedure “CT or ultrasound guided percutaneous liver biopsy”
Delorme surgery for rectal prolapse
Explains what will happen when you come to the hospital for an operation on your back passage
Diarrhoea - Help with eating if you have diarrhoea
Advice on preventing and controlling diarrhoea
Diverticular disease dietary advice
Advice for people with diverticular disease - a condition that affects the large intestine (colon)
Drainage of ascitic fluid (paracentesis)
Explains what happens during paracentesis (drainage of ascitic fluids)