Keeping a diary is a great way to build a personalized routine for your child. Track your child's progress over the next few months and you will start seeing a pattern of what works best and what doesn’t. You may experience some frustrations at first but persevere and Peristeen Plus can give you the bowel control you’ve been seeking.
Keep a bowel diary
Morning or afternoon? How much water has been used? Like learning anything new, establishing a good routine for your child's Peristeen Pus irrigations can take a while to master.
Finding a personal routine that fits into your child's daily life is an important part of regaining bowel control. Keeping a bowel diary can be a great way to record your child's bowel movements and build a personalized routine.
Track your child's irrigations over the next few months
Make an entry in the diary each time your child has an irrigation with Peristeen Plus. Noting your observations in the bowel diary, such as the time and date of each irrigation, the volume of water used and results, as well as any medications your child is taking, is key to establishing a successful routine. Recording how your child makes progress with his or her bowel routine will help you see a pattern of what works and what doesn’t. This way, you can be also better prepared for your next appointment with your child's healthcare provider to discuss your child's progress with Peristeen Plus.
Show your child's bowel diary to your healthcare provider for a more informed discussion but remember to never make changes to your prescribed routine without consulting your healthcare provider first.
Understand your child's stool type
What should your child's stool look like? Does it look right? Use your bowel diary to note the shape and consistency of their stool. This will be helpful to see how things are improving. Reference the stool type scale system, and record the number on the Bristol Scale in your diary after each irrigation with Peristeen Plus. This will also be a good discussion point with your healthcare provider during your next visit.
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.
