Patient Resources

These resources have been reviewed by our department and may be helpful for patients and their parents. Anyone using these resources should do so in conjunction with a health professional. The department accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies, information perceived as misleading, or the success or failure of any treatment regimen detailed in these resources.

Clicking on the links below take you to the relevant resource.

Documents

Bowel School Exercises

These bowel exercises can be helpful for children with constipation. This document was produced by the Children's Anorectal Physiology Service (CAPS) in Barts Health NHS Trust and used with kind permission from the team. 

Videos

Being with all of your Experiences

This video explains why pushing away unwanted thoughts, feelings and sensations can often make a situation worse.

Produced by AboutKidsHealth, a health education resource for children, youth and caregivers approved by health-care providers at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.

Dealing with Flares: Controlling the Controllables

This video explains how to recognize what is and what is not in your control and how to accept what you cannot change when living with a chronic physical or mental illness. This will help you to direct your energy towards the things that are important to you instead of trying to control the uncontrollables.

Produced by AboutKidsHealth, a health education resource for children, youth and caregivers approved by health-care providers at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.

You are not your Thoughts

This video explains some of the things you can try when you feel overwhelmed by your thoughts.

Produced by AboutKidsHealth, a health education resource for children, youth and caregivers approved by health-care providers at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.