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 ...

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

One of the symptoms of more advanced-stage prostate cancer is bowel incontinence. Similar to urinary incontinence, bowel incontinence occurs when you have difficulty controlling your bowel movements.

Kegels can actually make pelvic floor dysfunction worse if the issue is muscle tightness or poor coordination rather than ...

[email protected] Fecal Incontinence (FI) is a common medical condition affecting up to 15% of women. It significantly impairs the lifestyle of women and has a tremendous negative ...

Studies have suggested that fecal incontinence is more prevalent in the general population than previously thought. Many published studies have been limited to samples of older individuals.

Learn about the current state of children’s continence provision and the specialist nurses working tirelessly address growing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...