CHILDREN WITH CONSTIPATION
Faecal incontinence in children is an extremely distressing condition that is usually secondary to chronic constipation/stool withholding. Traditional management with enemas may add to the child's distress. This study investigated the efficacy of treating patients with chronic constipation with reflexology.
An observational study was carried out of 50 children between three and 14 years of age who had a diagnosis of chronic constipation. The children received six sessions of 30-minutes of reflexology to their feet.
With the help of theirparents they completed questionnaires on bowel motions and soiling patterns before, during and after the treatment. A further questionnaire was completed by parents pre and post treatment on their attitude towards reflexology. Forty-eight of the children completed the sessions.
The number of bowel motions increased and the incidence of soiling decreased. Parents were keen to try the reflexology and were satisfied with the effect of reflexology on their child's condition. It appears that reflexology has been an effective method oftreating constipation over a six-week period in this cohort of patients.
Reflexology in the management of encopresis and chronic constipation.
Bishop E, McKinnon E, Weir E, Brown DW.
Faecal incontinence in children is an extremely distressing condition that is usually secondary to chronic constipation/stool withholding. Traditional management with enemas may add to the child's distress. This study investigated the efficacy of treating patients with chronic constipation with reflexology.
An observational study was carried out of 50 children between three and 14 years of age who had a diagnosis of chronic constipation. The children received six sessions of 30-minutes of reflexology to their feet.
With the help of their
The number of bowel motions increased and the incidence of soiling decreased. Parents were keen to try the reflexology and were satisfied with the effect of reflexology on their child's condition. It appears that reflexology has been an effective method of
Reflexology in the management of encopresis and chronic constipation.
Bishop E, McKinnon E, Weir E, Brown DW.