Dietary Advice

24 April,2021

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People with Spina Bifida often have damage to the nerve supply to the bladder and bowel. The emptying of both may be erratic and uncoordinated, resulting in continence management problems.

Constipation is very common in people with Spina Bifida. The nerve damage to the bowel means the time taken for food to move through the gut is slowed down. Because of this slowing down, the faeces stay in the large bowel (colon) for longer than is normal and this allows more fluid to be absorbed from the bowel, causing the stool to become harder and harder.

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