Research progress of intestinal intervention in patients with neurogenic bowel dysfunction after spinal cord injury / 中国实用护理杂志

Neurogenic bowel dysfunction is one of the common complications after spinal cord injury. Long-term constipation and fecal incontinence can cause great troubles in the daily life of patients and seriously affect their quality of life. The key to the solution is effective intestinal intervention, including the establishment of defecation patterns, dietary interventions, and drug interventions, enema, electromagnetic stimulation, and enterostomy, etc. At the same time, a personalized bowel management plan is formulated based on the specific conditions of the patient to better manage the bowel and improve the patient′s quality of life.