U of U Health Colon and Rectal Surgery Services has advanced fellowship training and experience in colon and rectal surgery, as well as gastrointestinal surgery. Our colon and rectal surgeons are ...

Welcome to Bathroom Break, Refinery29’s series all about poo and the complicated relationship we have with our bowels. To see the rest of the articles, click here. Soiling yourself – officially known ...

This guideline covers assessing and managing faecal incontinence (any involuntary loss of faeces that is a social or hygienic problem) in people aged 18 and over. It aims to ensure that staff are ...

Pro-inflammatory diets that include a lot of processed food, red meat, sugar and refined carbohydrates may also worsen pelvic ...

Botulinum toxin type A (Botox) injections in the rectum reduced episodes of fecal incontinence and urgency, a randomized controlled trial showed. Among nearly 200 patients in a modified ...

Apart from in pregnancy, the pelvic floor is barely talked about at all – certainly not in elite sport. But it should be ...

ORLANDO, Florida — In patients with fecal incontinence, psyllium fiber appears to be as effective as loperamide for reducing bowel leakage, without intolerable adverse effects, a new study shows.

LUCINDA Bray was on a Microsoft Teams call when she felt a warm sensation between her legs. “I was thankfully working from home but I was mid-sentence when I was acutely aware something felt ‘wrong’ ...

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 ...