Fecal incontinence is a condition where the muscle down in the sphincter area, the rectal, the anal rectal sphincter, the muscle that controls the passage of the bowel movement might be getting a ...

The goal of treatment for patients with FI is to restore, or at least improve, continence and minimize the impact of FI on QOL. Complete continence may not be achievable, depending on the etiology ...

While its primary effects are on the digestive system, many people with IBS also experience fecal and urinary urgency and ...

The following is a summary of “Association of COMT genetic polymorphism with neuromodulation treatment response in women with fecal or urinary incontinence,” published in the March 2025 issue of ...

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) of the posterior tibial nerve could offer a safe, noninvasive and cost-effective treatment for idiopathic fecal incontinence, according to the ...

For millions of adults in the United States, involuntary loss of bowel control, or fecal incontinence (FI), has a major ...

The August 2010 issue of The Journal of Urology features a multicenter, randomized, crossover study of sacral neuromodulation for urinary and fecal incontinence in children with congenital ...

Fecal incontinence is the loss of normal bowel control, leading to accidental leakage of stool or gas through the anus. Some women develop fecal incontinence after childbirth, while others may develop ...

Fecal incontinence is defined as an involuntary loss of gas or liquid or solid stool. It includes not being able to hold in a bowel movement until reaching a toilet. You may also hear this referred to ...

The treatment for fecal incontinence can be as simple as keeping the stool from being liquid, that is keeping it more solid, using something like Imodium. Or doing what we call biofeedback ...