Resources

In this issue we focus on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), clarifying the differences between them and acknowledging that loss of bowel continence can be experienced by many people with these conditions.

In this edition we focus on persistent pelvic pain, which affects up to one in four women and one in ten men worldwide. As this is a Women's Health Week issue, we look specifically at persistent pelvic pain in women and how it can impact a woman’s health and wellbeing.

In this edition, we share the stories from a diverse range of people with lived experience, including Hawthorn Premiership hero and Brownlow Medalist Robert (Dipper) DiPierdomenico.

This edition has a special focus on toilet training, with plenty of information and tips to ensure a positive experience for your child. Summer offers an excellent opportunity to start toilet training and we have a page full of online toilet training resources for you on page 18.

This edition has a special focus on pregnancy-related conditions that affect continence. We explore topics such as preventative care for childbirth, birth injury and pelvic organ prolapse.

Bridge is the free magazine of the Continence Foundation of Australia. This edition supports World Continence Week theme of 'Let's Talk', with articles on how to navigate the clinical process for children with a disability who have incontinence; shared stories of living with stroke and incontinence, and through a multicultural lens, how to engage with clinicians when support is needed.