Patient Information Leaflets
The hospital has produced leaflets giving information about many of the conditions dealt with at St. Mark's and treatments for these. A number of these are available below to download as PDF documents list below:
Abdomino-perineal excision of the rectum
Advice on Skin Care for People With Bowel Problems
Anal Fistula Operation - Your Questions Answered
Anal Sphincter Exercises for Leakage
Antegrade Continence Enema Operation
Anterior Resection of the Rectum
Anterior Sphincter Repair Operation
Banding of Haemorrhoids (Piles)
Dietary Advice for People with Colostomies
Dietary Advice for People with High Output Stomas
Emotional and Psychological Resources
The Enhanced Recovery Programme
Explaining Diverticular Disease
Explaining How to Take Loperamide (Imodium)
Going Home after Abdominal Surgery
Going Home after Stoma Surgery
Guidelines for a Low Fibre Diet
Guidelines for the use of Rectal Irrigation (Healthcare Professionals)
Guidelines for the use of Rectal Irrigation
Healthy Eating for People with Pouches
Injecting of Haemorrhoids (Piles)
Intestinal Failure (IF) - Understanding IF
Lateral Sphincterotomy Operation for Anal Fistula
Percutanous Endoscopic Colostomy
Referral to The Family Cancer Clinic at St Mark's
Short Bowel Syndrome - Your guide to eating and drinking when you have your colon
Short Bowel Syndrome - Your guide to eating and drinking with a stoma or fistula
Sphincter Exercises for People with Bowel Control Problems
Tips on Controlling Wind & Smells
Your Hospital Social Worker - "Can I be of help to you?"
Virtual Colonoscopy - Patient Information
We are currently updating our publications library, however you are still able to view our publications.
St Mark's Hospital Foundation is a charitable arm of St Marks Hospital Harrow, the UK's only specialist hospital for colorectal disease.