Most patients with faecal incontinence are managed with conservative measures and biofeedback techniques Sacral nerve stimulation has dramatically changed the management of patients with faecal ...

Faecal incontinence is the inability to control your bowels. When you feel the urge to have a bowel movement, you may not be able to hold it until you get to a toilet. Or stool may leak from the ...

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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 ...

Obstetric-related faecal incontinence is a distressing condition which may occur early after childbirth. Previous obstetric injury is also a major cause of faecal incontinence in older women, so ...

Diarrhoea is a common problem in ICUs, occurring in as many as half of patients who are critically ill. There is a lack of specific guidance on the management of faecal incontinence in these ...

Krogh et al 10 found that 66% of the children with myelomeningocele aged 6 years or older who suffered from faecal incontinence reported that this problem had some or even a major influence on their ...

Type 2 diabetes is a lifelong condition whereby blood sugar - the main type of sugar you get from food - is constantly at risk of becoming too high. Ordinarily, the hormone insulin is tasked with ...

People have the right to be involved in discussions and make informed decisions about their care, as described in NICE's information on making decisions about your care. Making decisions using NICE ...

For many people, bowel or faecal incontinence (FI) can cause embarrassment, fear and feelings of isolation. However, with FI affecting up to 20% of men and up to 12.9% of women, according to the ...

Diarrhoea is a common problem in ICUs, occurring in as many as half of patients who are critically ill. There is a lack of specific guidance on the management of faecal incontinence in these ...