This guide is about bowel irrigation (also known as transanal irrigation,
TAI), and has been developed to support you as a parent or caregiver
of a child about to undergo the procedure. Our aim is to give you
knowledge and insight about how the bowel works and how bowel
irrigation can help.
Bowel irrigation has been used for children since the 1980's.Following
the development of new devices in the last 10 years, it has now become
part of routine bowel management for children with ongoing problems.
We know many people, both children and adults, whose everyday
lives have been improved using the therapy. With bowel irrigation to
help gain control over their bowels, children have more time to do the
things they want to do. With this comes increased confidence, and you
as a parent or caregiver save a lot of worries, effort and time.
We have gathered information from healthcare professionals, scientific
experts, parents and users. We hope to increase your knowledge and
motivation to start using bowel irrigation together with your child!