ABOUT BRIDGE MAGAZINE
Bridge is a free magazine produced by the Continence Foundation of Australia. It is written for people with incontinence and their family, friends and carers. It provides easy to read and simple to understand information about:
- incontinence and other bladder and bowel problems
- how to take the first step in seeking help
- where to get help
- living a healthy and happy life with incontinence.
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LATEST EDITION
Bridge Winter 2023
BRIDGE Winter 2023
- Note from the CEO
- World Continence Week 19 to 25 June – The Lived Experience of Incontinence
- Dipper – You don’t have to put up with it
- Caitlyn’s Story – Leading by Example
- John’s Story – The Importance of Peer Support
- Margaret’s story – If I can help someone else, I’m happy
- Stephen Jones – The prostate poet
- Helpline Q&A – The cost of incontinence
- Dementia MOOC
- Carer of the Year 2023
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Previous Bridge Magazine Editions
BRIDGE AUTUMN 2023
- Note from the CEO
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Biofeedback therapy bowel continence
- Emily’s Story – Self-managing IBS
- Rhiannon’s Story – Prioritise the things you love
- BINS4Blokes Update - Melbourne City Council trials Bins4Blokes
- Q&A Helpline – IBS and IBD – What is the difference?
BRIDGE SUMMER 2023
- Disability - An overview
- Cherilyn Fox – A role model for acquired disability
- Jaydan Rufus – Please don’t patronise me
- Stephanie’s story - Not every disability is visible
- Navigating the NDIS
- The benefits of a continence assessment
- Leanne’s story - How travel helped me to reclaim my life
- Q&A Helpline - Travel tips for the Christmas holidays
- Readiness for kinder and school – Toilet training
BRIDGE SPRING 2022
- Christin's story - incontinence isn't just a senior's problem
- Pelvic floor muscle health across a woman's lifespan
- Anna Lennie - Flying solo in the NT
- Kimmy's story - women need information early
- Here for women through the life stages - Lyz Evans, Titled Pelvic Health Physiotherapist
- Amanda's story - I always went 'just in case'
- Menopause and incontinence - I need a loo now!
- Cultural perspectives on menopause
- Dr Fatima Khan - menopause specialist
- Dr Payam Nikpoor - menopause is a big process in a woman's life
- Sophie's story - sacral neuromodulation saved my life
BRIDGE WINTER 2022
- Carer of the Year Recipient Joanne McGee
- William's story - a young man's experience
- Alan White - don't be ashamed because nature doesn't care
- Pelvic floor muscle function in men
- Pelvic floor muscle training in men - correct technique
- Seeking help from a urologist
- Allan's story - connection after prostate cancer
- Rehabilitation for male pelvic floor muscles
- Pledge your support for BINS4Blokes
- What are lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)?
- Helpline Q & A - post defaecation soiling
BRIDGE AUTUMN 2022
- Debunking Myths about Older People and Incontinence
- Join our Continence Consumer Network
- Pelvic Floor Maintenance for Seniors
- Providing a Light at the End of the Tunnel - Dr Michael Whishaw
- Faecal Incontinence - Dr Rosemary Crone
- Ann's Story - "A Bladder Augmentation Gave Me Freedom"
- John's story - An Artificial Urinary Sphincter Changed my Life
- Ray's story - Managing incontinence after an accident
- Council On The Aged (COTA) Victoria
- Nurse Continence Specialist Janie Thompson, Clinical Services Manager, Continence Foundation of Australia talks Laxatives
BRIDGE SUMMER EDITION 2022
- Lily*'s story
- Dr Janet Chase, Continence and Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist, talks about childhood incontinence
- Levi's story
- Raven's story
- Associate Professor Sebastian King, Paediatric Surgeon, talks about the CPRS
- Loreto Pinnuck – Stomal Therapist at CPRS
- Vanessa Wilmot, Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, talks about childhood pelvic health
- Tips to beat bedwetting with contributions from Sue Croft and Dr Janet Chase
- Toilet Training Resources
- Janie Thompson, Nurse Continence Specialist and Clinical Services Manager talks about readiness for toilet training
- Did you know there is a National Public Toilet Map (NPTM) App?
Bridge Winter Edition 2021
- What the Royal Commission told us about incontinence
- The male pelvic floor: what you need to know
- Men's bladder and bowel pit stop: what to look out for
- The prostate: what you need to know
- Steve's prostate cancer journey
- Answering your men's pelvic pain questions
- What you don't see about living with MS: Andrew's story
- How to make time for health
- 8 ways for men to support their pelvic floor in the gym
Bridge Autumn Edition 2021
- ‘Is this life now?’: Tash’s experience of faecal incontinence
- Pelvic health through life: menstruation, pregnancy and childbirth, menopause
- What does prolapse feel like?
- Sarah’s story of spinal cord injury
- Painful sex
- Leakage during exercise
- What to ask on your treatment journey
- Q&A: Mental health and incontinence
- Breakfast smoothie bowl recipe