For young Australians, living with bowel incontinence can come with shame and isolation. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

Older women who consumed a proinflammatory diet had a greater risk of fecal incontinence, prospective data from the Nurses' Health Study found. In analyses that adjusted for dietary fiber and other ...

Fecal incontinence (FI), or involuntary loss of bowel control, significantly impacts quality of life and mental health for millions of adults in the U.S. Obesity is thought to affect bowel function, ...

Passive incontinence – refers to the involuntary discharge of stool or gas without awareness; Urge incontinence – refers to the discharge of fecal matter in spite of active attempts to retain bowel ...

A randomized trial published in the journal of Gastroenterology⁠ found that translumbosacral neuromodulation therapy (TNT) ...

A novel noninvasive magnetic therapy is effective, safe, and well tolerated in patients with fecal incontinence, reducing symptom burden and disease severity.

Asian parents experience a 1.5-fold higher rate of obstetric trauma than white parents, and Black economic immigrant and refugee parents have a 20% to 30% higher risk, according to new research ...

Karen Carlson has long played an active role in her Maryland community. In the mornings, her neighbors would see her out on her daily run. On the weekends, she would mow her elderly neighbors' lawns.

Occasionally, a person may pass poops that are larger or longer than usual. Some causes of this may include constipation, IBS, and fecal incontinence. Poop, or stool, is undigested food and waste that ...

Although bowel incontinence is more likely to occur due to the above reasons, it can also occur due to tumors in or near the colon, rectum, or anus. If a person experiences frequent or severe bowel ...

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 ...

Neurogenic bladder and bowel occur when nerve damage causes you to have difficulty controlling your bladder and bowel. If left untreated, they can cause serious complications. However, treatment can ...