How to Administer an Enema
This video offers parents and caregivers step-by-step instructions about how to administer a saline, mineral oil or bisacodyl enema to a child.
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How to Administer High-volume Colonic Enemas
Learn how to administer high-volume colonic enemas from an expert at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
How to Give an Enema to a Child
Learn how to administer a saline, mineral oil or Bisacodyl enema to a child. This video offers parents and caregivers step-by-step instructions.
IBD Education Day 2024 Video
Review the video presentations given by experts from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) at our IBD Education Day.
Please join us next year, on 2/23/2025 for the 34th annual Inflammatory Bowel Disease Education Day.
Topics included:
• current and future therapies for IBD
• diet and nutrition guidance
• ongoing IBD research
• unique challenges related to VEO-IBD
Label Reading for Gluten
Kara Fiegenbaum, RD, of CHOP's Center for Celiac Disease, offers tips to help families read food labels and avoid products containing gluten.
Myofascial Release Video Series
Learn more about various myofascial release techniques by the Integrative Health Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
Preparing Your Child for Their Colonoscopy
This short animation will help you and your child prepare for your upcoming colonoscopy visit with CHOP. It will help your child know what to expect on the day of their appointment, who and what they will see, and what will happen before, during, and after their visit.
Preparing Your Child for Their Endoscopy
This short animation will help you and your child prepare for your upcoming endoscopy visit with CHOP. It will help your child know what to expect on the day of their appointment, who and what they will see, and what will happen before, during, and after their visit.
Preparing Your Child for Their Endoscopy and Colonoscopy
This short animation will help you and your child prepare for your upcoming endoscopy and colonoscopy visit with CHOP. It will help your child know what to expect on the day of their appointment, who and what they will see, and what will happen before, during, and after their visit.
Using Acupuncture to Manage Pain
This video from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia introduces acupuncture as a therapy available from the Integrative Health team to help patients manage pain.