It’s natural to have questions about what to expect when you receive an MS diagnosis. Here, you can meet other people living with MS and learn a little more about their own personal journeys and how they have managed their bladder and bowel issues. You are not alone.
Laura lives in the UK together with her husband and son. Laura was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, and now looking back, she likely experienced bladder and bowel issues for a lot longer than she realised. Laura works as manager at Coloplast and now uses both bladder and bowel management products to manage her symptoms.
Fikria lives in The Netherlands. Fikria likes to spend her time exercising, especially boxing, listening to podcasts, and spending time with her family and friends. Fikria attributes her bowel issues to her MS, and she has struggled with faecal incontinence. For Fikria, she spent several years exploring different solutions before she landed on low-volume transanal irrigation.
Andrea is 45 years old and lives in Italy, together with his wife Roberta and their young daughter. He loves to spend time with friends and family, and, prior to his MS diagnosis, he spent time working out and going to the gym. Andrea lives with both bladder and bowel issues; he therefore uses both intermittent catheters and transanal irrigation to manage his symptoms.
Sarah lives in the UK, together with her husband and daughter. Sarah’s hobby is her family. They go to her parents’ caravan by the sea, relaxing and enjoying the fresh, sea air. They love art, music and movies, and Sarah and her husband like to go to music gigs and out to the cinema. Sarah eventually connected her bladder issues to her MS diagnosis at an MS workshop and now uses intermittent catheters to manage her bladder.
Marianne lives in the Netherlands, together with her husband and two children. She’s a passionate athlete and has competed in figure skating at a very high level. When Marianne began experiencing bladder issues, she immediately made the connection with her MS. At first, she tried to manage the issues on her own, but the unpredictability of her bladder was challenging. After seeking help from her doctor, she began to use intermittent catheters.
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