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It can be helpful and reassuring to read other families' stories of raising a child with a bowel or bladder condition. These brave parents have shared their experiences to help you feel less alone, to give you hope that you can help your child manage or overcome their continence problem, and to give you strength to get through this tough time.
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ERIC provides a safe place for families to speak openly and honestly about how difficult dealing with bladder and bowel problems can be. Watch this short film where a mother imagines how it feels to be a child who is struggling with wetting and soiling accidents. Read more
Freddie started school wearing pull ups, but after some help from ERIC and a school nurse, he now uses the toilet independently. Read more
Lucinda's son Leo is autistic and has bowel problems. With the help of ERIC's advisors and online resources, constipation, soiling and nappies are all in the past for him. Read more
When Abi attended a parent and carer workshop run by ERIC she realised her daughter's wetting accidents were due to an overactive bladder. Read more
Alix realised her son's soiling problems were happening for medical reasons rather than behavioural issues when she found the ERIC website. Read more
With support from ERIC's helpline and a consistent toilet routine, Georgie's son Ted stopped withholding his poo. Read more
ERIC's helpline became a lifeline for Elizabeth whilst she persevered with getting treatment for her son Harry’s bedwetting. Read more
Angela has seen a huge positive change in her daughter Rosie's self-esteem since she became dry at night. Read more
Jo’s daughter Flo first became constipated at two-years-old. Her impacted bowel led on to daytime wetting and soiling accidents. Read more
Sarah’s nine-year-old daughter Pip has had a poo problem for about four and a half years. Read more
Emma shares her daughter Izzy’s story of chronic constipation and of finding support from ERIC. Read more
Sally's daughter Mathilda's bedwetting is a daily struggle that Sally wishes was taken more seriously. Read more
Nicola successfully campaigned for improvements to the toilets at her son's school. Read more
Jackie got help from a parent support group to help her daughter Isobel stop wetting the bed. Read more
Clare's five-year-old son Euan has had constipation since he was a toddler. Read more
Helen found strength through ERIC to manage her daughter Onnee’s poo problems. Read more
Helen's daughter Sophie has constipation. She received support from ERIC’s helpline to get her through the hardest times. Read more
Pam's son Luke started wetting the bed when he received treatment for leukaemia. Read more
Francesca's son Tom's bedwetting was the biggest single issue she thought about. Read more
Veronica has a wetting problem and her son has continence problems and special needs. Read more