1 in 12 children live with a bowel or bladder condition.
With your help, we can keep offering free support to those who need us.
ERIC is the national charity dedicated to improving children’s bowel and bladder health. Our mission is to reduce the impact of continence problems on children and their families.
Information and advice
Find out how you can keep your child's bowel and bladder working properly from birth. Clinically approved information and resources to help you and your child.
9 in 10 children face issues with school toilets, causing anxiety and school absence
1 in 3 children struggle with constipation
40% of children with a continence problems are bullied
What's happening
Read some of our most popular resources translated into other languages including advice sheets on constipation, bedwetting and daytime wetting.
Find out how to prepare your child to use the toilet independently and get support from school with toileting problems.
Untreated or undertreated constipation is a major obstacle to toilet training. Our video explains why it's so common and how to treat it.
News & updates
ERIC Conference 2024: Registration now open!
Book tickets for ERIC’s 2024 Paediatric Continence Care Conference for professionals.
Volunteers wanted: become a Helpline Advisor
We are recruiting Volunteer Helpline Advisors! Here’s how you can help families living with bladder and bowel conditions
Our work is supported by:
Baron Davenport's Charity
Coloplast
Community fund
Doris Field
Doyly Carte
Essity
Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Malem Medical Ltd.
Norgine
Ontex
Renew
Who we work with:
BABCON - Bladder and Bowel CONfidence
Bladder Health UK
Bladder & Bowel UK. Supporting people with bladder and bowel problems. Part of disabled living.
BBC Tiny Happy People
DSUK
Children of the 90s
ICCS - International Children Continence Society
Little Bunny Bear
Participation People
Paediatric Continence Forum
Positive About Down Syndrome
The Sleep Charity