title: Using biofeedback to treat constipation, faecal incontinence and other bowel disorders.
abstract: Biofeedback is a behavioural therapy used to treat people with bowel dysfunction, such as constipation or faecal incontinence, who do not respond to standard treatment. This article highlights how biofeedback therapy is used to treat these problems and improve patients' quality of life.
authors.affiliation: St Mark's Hospital, Harrow.
authors.forename: Jennie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Burch
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003248:Constipation / Q000628:therapy*; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic