How can Coloplast Care make a difference for you?
Whether you are new to transanal irrigation and Peristeen Plus or have been using this bowel management method for awhile, having questions about bowel management is perfectly normal.
Support and education when you need it
Life with neurogenic bowel dysfunction isn’t always straightforward. So why do it alone? Coloplast Care is a personal support program that offers product and lifestyle support and education.
Coloplast Care Advisors for Peristeen Plus are here to support when you need it - by phone, e-mail or through online informational articles and tips. We are here to help you live a better life with Peristeen Plus by:
- Working with you and your clinician to identify a local supplier that works with your health insurance plan
- Following up with you after your first product training conducted by your clinician
- Guiding you in building the basics and finding your routine around bowel management with Peristeen Plus
- Providing helpful ways to integrate Peristeen Plus into your daily routines
- Offering informative articles on bowel management and Peristeen Plus
Read more about the Coloplast Care program for Peristeen Plus users here.
Talk to your Peristeen Plus prescribing provider to learn how to enroll in Coloplast Care program or call 1-855-605-7594 for more details.
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.
