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Urinary & bowel care

Help when you cannot pass urine, catheter problems, repeated urine infections, constipation and piles. Walk in for urgent problems; our Sengkang clinic is open 24 hours.

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Urinary Retention & Catheter Care

Walk-in / By appointment

Being unable to pass urine is painful and needs prompt care. The doctor examines you and uses a bladder scan to see how much urine is held. If needed, a trained clinician inserts a urinary catheter to drain the bladder, and you are referred to a urologist to find the cause.

If you already have a catheter, we can check one that is blocked, leaking or due for a change, and replace it where suitable. A catheter is never forced: if it cannot be passed easily, or an injury is suspected, you are sent to hospital. Planned catheter reviews and trials without a catheter are booked and arranged with your urologist.

  • Assessment when you cannot pass urine
  • Bladder scan
  • Urethral catheter insertion and replacement
  • Blocked or leaking catheters
  • Catheter care advice
  • Planned catheter reviews and trial without catheter, with your urologist

How it works

  1. Assessment

    The doctor asks about your symptoms and medicines, examines your tummy and checks for signs of infection.

  2. Bladder scan

    An ultrasound scan over the lower tummy shows how much urine is in the bladder.

  3. Draining the bladder

    If needed, a catheter is inserted using sterile technique and numbing gel to drain the urine.

  4. Follow-up

    You leave with catheter care advice and a urology referral or review date.

Repeated Urine Infections & Bladder Symptoms

By appointment

If urine infections keep returning, or you have ongoing symptoms such as needing to pass urine often, urgently or at night, a booked review gives the doctor time to look for the cause rather than prescribing another course of antibiotics.

This may include urine cultures, blood tests, a bladder scan and an ultrasound scan, with advice on prevention. Men with a slow or weak stream are checked for prostate problems. You are referred to a urologist or gynaecologist when needed.

  • Urine infections that keep coming back
  • Passing urine often, urgently or at night
  • Weak stream or difficulty emptying the bladder
  • Urine cultures, blood tests and scans where needed
  • Prevention advice
  • Referral to a urologist or gynaecologist

Constipation & Faecal Impaction

Walk-in

The doctor asks about your bowel habits, diet and medicines, and examines you to rule out a blockage or other serious cause. Treatment may include laxatives, suppositories or an enema, with advice on diet and fluids.

When hard stool is stuck in the back passage, it can sometimes be removed at the clinic, with privacy and a chaperone. Constipation with weight loss, bleeding or a change in bowel habit is referred for further tests.

  • Constipation
  • Faecal impaction
  • Laxatives, suppositories and enemas where appropriate
  • Diet and fluid advice
  • Referral for further tests when needed

Piles & Anal Fissures

Walk-in / By appointment

The doctor asks about your symptoms and examines the area to find the cause of pain, itching or bleeding. Most piles (haemorrhoids) and anal fissures can be managed with stool softeners, creams or suppositories and advice on avoiding straining.

Bleeding that is heavy, keeps coming back or comes with a change in bowel habit or weight loss is referred for further tests. A perianal abscess is referred to a surgeon for drainage.

  • Piles (haemorrhoids)
  • Anal fissures
  • Pain, itching or bleeding from the back passage
  • Creams, suppositories and stool softeners
  • Referral to a colorectal surgeon or for a colonoscopy when needed

Go to A&E or call 995 instead if

  • You have a fever with shivering, confusion or feel very unwell with a urine problem
  • You have pain in your back or side with a fever or vomiting
  • There is bleeding from the urethra after an injury, or a catheter could not be passed
  • You have severe tummy pain with a swollen belly and vomiting, and are not passing wind or stool
  • There is heavy bleeding from the back passage, or your stools are black and tarry
  • There is a painful, swollen lump near the anus with a fever

Before you book

Common questions

The doctor explains the cost of any medicines, tests or procedures before going ahead.