Here are some tips to help you and your child work through things together to build confidence and develop a routine that works for you.
Encourage your child to participate
If you have a young child, they will rely on you to help them with their bowel routine until they learn to do it by themselves. Make sure that you get clear instructions and training on how to use Peristeen Plus from your healthcare provider before using the system at home with your child. Encouraging your child to take interest in the bowel care process will help to build confidence and independence.
Create a routine and stick to it
Once you learn the basics, succeeding with Peristeen Plus is about developing a personal routine that works for you and your child. Until you get a routine in place, it’s only natural to feel some uncertainty. However, with help from a parent or caregiver, many children are capable of developing a fine-tuned routine after a few weeks, though it can take longer.
In fact, many children are able to become independent with their bowel programs, when they are ready and when their support team agrees.
Remember that you can always contact Coloplast® Care Advisors at 1-855-605-7594 if you need product or lifestyle support with Peristeen Plus.
Find the time of day that works for your family
To get a successful start with Peristeen Plus, it is important to have your child's first irrigation supervised by a trained healthcare professional. After your initial product training, it might be helpful to start your child's irrigations in the evenings or weekends so you don't have to rush through it. As time goes on, you will find what works best for your child and your family.
Irrigate after eating
Starting irrigation 20 to 30 minutes after eating can help stimulate your child's bowels’ natural activity, making it easier to empty the contents of the bowels. This doesn't need to be a large meal, so if doesn't work to plan irrigations after family meal times, a snack is sufficient to start the bowels moving.
Keep a diary
Use the bowel diary provided in the Peristeen Plus Welcome Packet to:
- figure out what works best for you, so you can optimize your routine
- communicate with your provider, so that they can help you maximize the effectiveness of the irrigations. You may also download and print a bowel diary here.
If you did not receive a Peristeen Plus Welcome Packet from your provider, please call Coloplast Care at 1-855-605-7594 or email peristeen@coloplast.com.
Information from Coloplast® Care is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to substitute for professional medical advice and should not be interpreted to contain treatment recommendations. You should rely on the healthcare professional who knows your individual history for personal medical advice and diagnosis. Prior to use refer to product labeling for complete product instructions for use, contraindications, warnings and precautions.
Indication: The Peristeen® Plus Transanal Irrigation System is intended to instill water into the colon through a rectal catheter, which incorporates an inflatable balloon, inserted into the rectum to promote evacuation of the contents of the lower colon. The Peristeen Plus Transanal Irrigation System is indicated for use by children (2 years - <12 years old), adolescent (12 years - < 18 years old), transitional adolescent (18 - <21 years old) and adult patients with neurogenic bowel dysfunction who suffer from fecal incontinence, chronic constipation, and/or time-consuming bowel management procedures.
Contraindications: Peristeen Plus Transanal Irrigation must not be used in the following situations: known anal or colorectal stenosis, colorectal cancer (active/recurrent), radiotherapy to the pelvis, and recent abdomino-perineal surgery, active inflammatory bowel disease, acute diverticulitis, severe diverticulitis, previous diverticulitis and diverticular abscess, chronic symptomatic diverticular disease, within 3 months of abdominal, anal or colorectal surgery, within 4 weeks of endoscopic polypectomy, recent colonic biopsy, recent endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and recent endoscopic sub-mucosal dissection (ESD), severe autonomic dysreflexia, ischemic colitis, during Spinal Cord Shock Phase, complex diverticular disease, in patients who are pregnant and have not used the system before*. Since the list is not exhaustive, the healthcare professional should always consider individual patient factors as well. *If the patient is pregnant and has never used transanal irrigation before, they should not start the irrigation procedure during pregnancy.
Warnings: Peristeen Plus Transanal irrigation procedure should always be carried out with caution. Bowel perforation is an extremely rare, but serious and potentially lethal, complication to transanal irrigation and will require immediate admission to a hospital, often requiring surgery. See the device manual for complete user instructions, contraindications, warnings, precautions, and potential complications/adverse events. For further information, call Coloplast Corp at 1-855-605-7594 or consult the company website at www.coloplast.us. Caution: Federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a physician.
