Para athletes and Peristeen® Plus users, Mirko Testa and Esteban Farias, have achieved much through their sports. But in our mind, their greatest triumph is turning setbacks into comebacks, proving what’s possible while living with a bowel dysfunction.
While most victories are usually awarded with medals or trophies, regaining bowel control, and making a comeback to everyday life, doesn’t come with any tangible recognition. Well, until we created The Comeback Medal. A token of triumph, serving as an acknowledgment of the effort required to overcome the challenges when dealing with a bowel dysfunction.
People living with bowel disorders spend an average of 5.6 years searching for the right treatment. That’s 5.6 long years of staying in and missing out, quietly fighting anxiety and depression1. Now, our goal with The Comeback Medal is to raise awareness of bowel dysfunction and transanal irrigation (TAI) as an appropriate treatment, and we hope this can help shorten the journey to finding the right treatment.
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10-15% of adults worldwide are affected by chronic constipation2, and approximately 6% are affected by faecal incontinence3.
As a treatment method, transanal irrigation (TAI) is minimally invasive and can be done by yourself to help you achieve control over your bowel. TAI can be split into two different types: high and low-volume TAI. This refers to how much water is used during the irrigation.
Peristeen Light is a low-volume (175ml) TAI device for people who need help in managing bowel disorders such as constipation or faecal incontinence. It is intended to be easy to use, so whether your patients are at home or on the go, they can carry out low-volume TAI and experience the relief Peristeen Light can bring.
Transanal irrigation with Peristeen Plus is a well-documented bowel emptying technique that is effective at reducing faecal incontinence and chronic constipation for patients with neurogenic bowel dysfunction (NBD).
We want to help you find the best product for you and we are here for you every step of the way. After requesting a sample, a Care Advisor will contact you to assist with your needs, answer any questions you may have and supplement the advice from your healthcare professional.
If you are in doubt about how to start an effective conversation with your nurse or doctor, or what may be most important information to share, take the 2-minute bowel check to get a summary that you can use to initiate that conversation.
If you need more support, Coloplast Care is on hand with personalised guidance and intuitive tools to help you introduce low- volume TAI seamlesslly into your way of life. Instructions from the Care Advisor is intended as a supplement to the advice from your healthcare professional.
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References
1. Coloplast, Market Study, The impact of bowel dysfunction of patients and HCPs, 2017, Data-on-file [PM-08410]
2. Barberio B, Judge C, Savarino EV, et al. Global prevalence of functional according to the Rome criteria: asystematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2021:6(8):638-48
3. Sharma A, Yuan L, Marshall RJ, et al. Systematic review of the prevalence of faecal incontinence. The british journal of surgery. 2026;103(12):1589-97.