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Catheter Care

Welcome to our catheter care section. Here you will find helpful information and advice on your catheter and how to use it.

Catheter Care What Is A Catheter? A urinary catheter is a soft hollow tube, which is passed into the bladder... Read More >

Catheter Care Catheter Problems Occasionally people may experience problems with their urinary catheters or accessories and the advice... Read More >

Catheter Care Urinary Diversion Complications If you have been given a continent urinary diversion you will need to learn... Read More >

Catheter Care Night Drainage Bags for Catheters Learn all about night bags for catheters - disconnecting or attaching a night drainage... Read More >

Catheter Care Indwelling Catheterisation Indwelling catheters can be used short-term or long-term. Read More >

Catheter Care Catheter Valves Catheter valves can be used as an alternative to allowing urine to drain freely... Read More >

Catheter Care FREE RADAR Key With Home Delivery Service The RADAR key provides you with access to over 9,000 accessible public facilities around... Read More >

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News Abbie’s Intermittent Catheter Story Abbie Stapleton, 25 from St Neots tells Bladder and Bowel Community how endometriosis and Fowler's Syndrome led to extreme bladder pain and bladder retention, resulting in her intermittent catheters. Read More >

News Spotlight on Fowler’s Syndrome Today’s spotlight is on Fowler’s Syndrome, a little known bladder disorder that affects women and causes urinary retention and extremely painful bladder symptoms. Here, Megan Entwistle, 25 from Rotherham, South Yorkshire tells her story about living with this condition. Read More >