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House of Commons discussion on bladder and bowel control in adults and children

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Silverbrooks Fri 20-Jun-25 10:26:33

19 June 2025 House of Commons discussion on bladder and bowel control in adults and children.

Scroll through this to 13:47:58 to watch an interesting and wide ranging discussion on bladder and bowel control in adults and children and service (or lack of service) provision for these conditions.

parliamentlive.tv/event/index/a73e945f-c65b-4e06-ba46-ac01eb56c644?in=13:47:58

This was introduced by Sonia Kumar the Labour MP for Dudley. She was a NHS physiotherapist before becoming an MP.

This is the first time these conditions have ever been discussed in the House of Commons.

The Hansard is here if you would prefer to read rather than watch and listen:

hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025-06-19/debates/E6C916DD-10CE-4649-80A5-2B16CDFF9B97/Incontinence

Away from the argumentative point-scoring PMQs and other raucous debate, this is what the HoC does best. Intelligent and impassioned discussion about how small changes in service provision could make life a little easier for the estimated 14 million people in the UK who often often suffer embarrassment and social isolation as a result of these conditions.

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Cossy Mon 23-Jun-25 11:24:50

Gr8dame

I carry a “just can’t wait” card and the day I was turned away from a Sue Ryder charity shop in my town is ingrained in my memory. It is not easy asking to use a toilet when you have a medical need but to be told “no” is completely humiliating.

I’m truly shocked that a charity shop such as this turned you down! My dear friend and I had a similar experience in a Premier Inn on an A road, with nothing else around.

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WithNobsOnIt Tue 24-Jun-25 10:31:37

Dead right. Great Pointd

I am really struggling with these problems at the mo. Actually waiting for a phone call to get an appointment time as l am typing this up.

Bladder problems are not usually life
threatening but can be embarassing and can really comtrol your life.

🤞👍

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