Name: Back To The Clinic (2)
Released: 2011-04-15

Embarrassing Bodies

S4 · E11 — Back To The Clinic (2)

S4:E11 · Back To The Clinic (2)

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Season 4 · Episode 11 · Apr 15, 2011

When Dean first came in to see Dr Dawn he’d been struggling with a bowel problem for over a decade. He’s been spending a total of 3 hours every day on the loo, answering the call of nature ten or twelve times every single day. Worryingly, he’d also been passing blood every time. After a quick examination, Dawn sent Dean to get a gastroscopy – the inserting of a camera into his stomach in order to investigate the problem. With nothing untoward reported Dean had a similar procedure, this time with the camera inserted anally, followed by an ultrasound. It’s this final test that revealed the root of the problem. A fistula on his anal canal had been disrupting the operation of his sphincter muscle. Rather than going under the knife Dean was referred for a course of biofeedback treatment, designed to retrain his bowels through a series of exercises and dietary improvements, coupled with a course of anti-diarrhoea tablets.

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Embarrassing Bodies

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Back To The Clinic (2)

Season 4 · Episode 11 · Apr 15, 2011

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