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The exercise information in this page has been written to help men who leak stool from their back passage or find it hard to control wind. Performing these exercises can help you to reduce leakage from the bowel by strengthening the sphincter muscles. If you are due to have a colostomy or ileostomy (stoma) reversal operation these exercises have been shown to help regain control more quickly. Practising these exercises daily can help you hold both wind and stool in the back passage.

When you go home, you can expect a visit from a community midwife, who will continue your care ensuring both you and your baby are well.

Thanks to donations, you have helped fund state-of-the-art equipment to provide faster diagnosis and more effective treatment for patients in Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and beyond.

This page explains what can cause chest trauma and chest wall damage. It also provides advice to help with your recovery.

For many patients, a skin cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming. At Gloucestershire Hospitals, the specialist team behind skin cancer care fully understands this and provides support that extends far beyond the clinical aspects of treatment.

This page gives you advice on how to look after your back and pelvis during pregnancy, to lessen any pain or prevent pain happening.

This page provides information about thyroid cancer and the services available through Gloucestershire NHS Hospitals.

Your doctor has prescribed a blood thinning medication for you to take called heparin. This medication is developed from the lining of the small intestine of pigs. This page gives you information about the medication and the Muslim and Jewish teachings relevant to its use. Individuals following a vegan lifestyle or avoiding pigbased products for any other reason may also find this information useful.

This page provides you with information and advice about services that may be able help you if you are homeless or at risk of being homeless.

The NHS Federated Data Platform brings together information from different systems across the NHS

by Will Mason

by Adele Pugh

This page is for mothers who are breastfeeding their babies and have been given an intravenous contrast agent injection as part of a CT (Computed Tomography) or an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan. Breastfeeding mothers of premature babies should follow the advice given to them by their medical team.

The high efficacy and low toxicity of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) has contributed to their frequent prescription worldwide, often without clear indication.

We have discontinued our myoglobin testing service.

Infected Blood Inquiry report

by Lisa Riddington

A Fibro Scanner is a type of ultrasound that is used to assess liver fibrosis in a non-invasive way. The equipment can help to provide a prompt diagnosis, which is especially important as 90% of liver disease is reversible if detected early. This also enables the hepatology team to organise a treatment plan as soon as possible for patients. The Fibroscan procedure is quick and painless, and can also help in emergency situations by providing accurate readings of liver damage in less than 15 minutes.

by Dr Sian Davies