Bladder and bowel leakage prevention exercises (Elderly Care)
Explains simple exercises you can do to help improve incontinence - leakage of urine (wee) or stool (poo)
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People
Number of people in A&E department
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Hours
Average wait to be seen by a clinician
2:05
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Average time in the department
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Botulinum toxin injection (Endoscopy)
Used to treat various swallowing difficulties swallowing, gastroparesis, and anal fissures
Read moreBowel care - How can I look after my bowel (Elderly Care)
Tips on how to look after your bowel and keep it working normally
Read moreBowel habit questionnaire
A short questionnaire about what has been happening to your bowels over the last 4 weeks
Read moreCancer 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
Read moreCatheter-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
Read moreColonic 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
Read moreColonoscopy aftercare advice
Advice following colonoscopy – an examination of your lower bowel
Read moreColonoscopy explained
Tells you about having an investigation of your bowel - explains what is involved and what the possible risks are
Read moreConstipation - Help with eating if you have constipation
Advice on preventing and managing constipation
Read moreConstipation symptoms
Dietary and lifestyle advice on managing the symptoms of constipation
Read moreCT colon scan (long preparation)
What happens during a CT colon examination in the Radiology (X-ray) Department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital
Read moreCT 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
Read moreCT colonography aftercare
Wat to expect after a CT colonography (scan of your bowel) in the Radiology (X-ray) Department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital
Read moreCT guided biopsy of the abdomen
Tells you about the procedure “CT guided biopsy of the abdomen (tummy)”
Read moreCT or ultrasound guided percutaneous liver biopsy
What to expect during a “CT or ultrasound guided percutaneous liver biopsy”
Read moreCT or ultrasound guided percutaneous liver biopsy (inpatients)
Tells you about the procedure “CT or ultrasound guided percutaneous liver biopsy”
Read moreDelorme surgery for rectal prolapse
Explains what will happen when you come to the hospital for an operation on your back passage
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