Receptacle for the urinary and fecal discharges of persons confined to bed

Fracture Pan

A shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination, flatter on one side than the other. Used for patients who cannot lift their hips.

Bowel Retraining Program

Patient with a disruption in their bowel routines, allows them to restablish a regular routine and normal function

May include; scheduled toileting, medications and patients

Constipation

A condition of the bowels in which the feces are dry and hardened and evacuation is difficult and infrequent

Fecal Impaction

Accumulation of hardened feces in the rectum or lower colon which the person cannot move

Flatus

Gas generated in or expelled from the digestive tract, especially the stomach or intestines.

Ileostomy

Surgical construction of an artificial excretory opening through the abdominal wall into the ileum.

Laxatives

A food or drug that stimulates evacuation of the bowels.

Rectal

Of, relating to, or situated near the rectum.

Rectum

The last section of the digestive tract, extending from the colon to the anus, in which feces is stored for elimination from the body.

Colostomy

Surgical construction of an artificial excretory opening from the colon.

Enemas

The injection of liquid into the rectum through the anus for cleansing, for stimulating evacuation of the bowels, or for other therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.

Sims Position

Medical placement of a patient on the left side, with right leg pulled up towards the chest. Used to apply an enema

Diarrhea

Excessive and frequent evacuation of watery feces, usually indicating gastrointestinal distress or disorder.

BRAT Diet

A treatment historically prescribed for patients with gastrointestinal distress such as diarrhea,
bananas, rice, apple sauce and toast or tea