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Unit Profile - Michigan Bowel Control Program
Clinical Care
Coordinator
Brief Description of
the Unit
Common Medications
(Categories of Drugs)
Common Patient
Procedures
Common Unit
Practices
Common Medical
Diagnoses
Anne Mcleod
615-7380 / Pager 6555
The MBCP is a multidisciplinary team including gastroenterology, urogynecology,
physical, medicine & rehabilitation, colon & rectal surgery, nursing, nutrition, and
physical therapy. We treat patient suffering from constipation, fecal incontinence
(FI), rectal vaginal fistulas, prolapses of the posterior pelvic floor. In addition, we
also run the Michigan Healthy Healing after Delivery program for postpartum
women with pelvic floor problems such as urinary incontinence (UI), FI.
Lacerations, urinary retention, pain etc.
1. Osmotic laxatives
2. Stimulant laxatives
3. Ca chloride activators
4. Probiotics
5. Assorted antibiotics
6. Estrogen cream
1. Anal rectal manometrics
See MBCP website for testing videos 2. Anal u/s
http://www.med.umich.edu/bowelcontrol/index.sht
3. Defecography
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4.Colonic transit test
5. Colonoscopy
6. Flexible sigmoidoscopy
7. Hydrogen breath Test
1. Nurse pathways for constipation and FI.
1. Constipation
2. Fecal incontinence (FI)
3. Rectal vaginal fistula, postpartum fistulas
Common Precautions
and Safety Measures
4. Prolapses of the posterior pelvic floor
5. 2nd, 3rd, 4th lacerations
6. Urinary retention
7. Postpartum pain
1. Patient behavioral contracts