The Good bowel Habit –Dr Robyn Nagel & Mrs Shirley Owen $25

One woman in 5 over 40 years of age has constipation. She has a slow, difficult bowel habit or strains at stool.
One person in 10 over 40 years of age has incontinence of faeces and or wind.

Both of these bowel difficulties may relate to pelvic floor muscle weakness.
Understanding how the gastrointestinal tract works and how our pelvic floor muscles contribute to good bowel (& bladder) function is the first step to tackling these two common problems.
A Gastroenterologist and a Physiotherapist have collaborated to produce a book that may be helpful.

Bowel Control - Information and practical advice.
Norton C. Kamm M. A.(1999)
Beaconsfield Publishers Ltd, 20 Chiltern Hills Rd, Beaconsfield Bucks HP9 1PL

A simply written book that would be useful to health professionals and lay people.
$25.00

Cystitis - Survival Guide.
Dr Martin Knapp (1995)
Gore & Osment Punlications, Australia

Almost every woman has suffered the discomfort of cystitis at least once in her life. This book explains what causes cystitis and other urinary tract infections, and what tests and treatments you may be offered. He also offers self-help remedies as well as tips on preventing further attacks of this painful complaint.
$12.00

Easy Toilet Training
Hall J.(1995)
Rhoda Graphics Australia, 13 Brougham St Eltham 3095

This is for the young mother with a lot of useful advice.
$20.00

How you can be Boss of the Bladder
Hall J.(1994)
Rhoda Graphics Australia, 13 Brougham St Eltham 3095

A book specifically aimed at children who bed wet. It also has a section for the parents in it.
$20.00

Irritable Bowel Sundrome
Symptoms, causes, treatment and self-help suggestions.
Dr Katie Ellard (1996)
Gore & Osment Punlications, Australia

IBS is very common. It's not a serious illness, but it can make life miserable. However, many comonsense lifestyle and dietary measures may help to relieve IBS, as Dr Ellard explains.
$12.00

Let's Get Things Moving - Overcoming Constipation
Pauline Chiarelli & Sue Markwell (1992)
Gore & Osment Punlications, Australia

How your body works. What can go wrong and why. The causes of Constipation. All about Fibre. The part played by the pelvic floor muscles. Relearning good habits. Special tests. When you need professional help.
$12.00

Simply Busting- A guide to Bladder & Bowel control
Edited by C.B. Pinnock (1993)
Wakefield Press South Australia

This is a book that is suitable for both the lay person and health professionals to refer to for help and guidance with incontinence of both the bladder and bowel.
$23.00

Understanding Your Prostate Problems
Enlarged prostate, cancer, prostatitits, tests, self-help, surgery & other treatments.
Dr Mark Ragg

Prostate disease is the most common health problem of men over 60. New drugs and other discoveries have revolutionised its treatment. this book describes what can go wrong with the prostate - and what you can do about it.
$12.00

"Use It Or Lose It" - $25.00.
 

Women's Waterworks - Curing Incontinence.
Pauline E. Chiarelli (1992)
Gore & Osment Punlications, Australia

There's a 1 in 3 chance for any woman to experience a problem controlling her waterworks. The real shame is not that she has this problem, but that it can be prevented. Step by step, in everyday language, this book shows the effective way of curing the problem, no matter how old a woman may be.
$8.00

New Zealand Continence Brochures
The New Zealand Continence Association have the following brochures available Free of Charge:

• Bladder Control Problems in Women
• Good Bladder Habits for Everyone
• Bladder Retraining
• Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in Women
• Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Men
• Urinary Symptoms in Men
• A Healthy Bowel
• Incontinence in Children
• Dementia & Urinary Incontinence
• Older People & Continence Problems
• Adults & Bedwetting
• Medications & Continence (for Health Profs)
• Booklet: '1 in 3 Women Who Ever Had A Baby Wet Themselves'
• Continence and the Prostate - Prostate Surgery
• Caring For Someone With Incontinence
• Toilet Training

To order a free copy of the Brochures call
0800 650 659 for larger orders please email zoe@continence.org.nz for a order form