Constipation can be dangerous if not managed effectively but not everyone is comfortable talking about their bowel movements.
Dimensions have created a brief film for guidance regarding constipation, as it is estimated that 50% of people with a learning disability experience this at some point in their life:
There is also an accessible version of the film here:
There’s been an interesting radio programme on Radio 4 today about the importance of healthy gut flora and how it may even have an impact on conditions like depression,Parkinson’s disease, autism and bowel diseases.The website also gives suggestions on how to improve our gut flora with the use of friendly bacteria in fermented foods particularly.
It is called The Second Genome