Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Diarrhea and constipation are common causes of fecal incontinence.  Dietary changes and medications can help improve fecal incontinence.Eating smaller meals and going ...

Fecal incontinence results when the pressure in the rectum exceeds anal sphincter pressure. Coughing or lifting can transiently increase intra-abdominal pressure and result in stool leakage if the ...

DEAR READER: We begin having bowel movements soon after birth, and controlling the process soon thereafter. So it is a surprising and disturbing event when we cannot hold our stool long enough to ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Two-thirds of patients with fecal incontinence associated with loose stool experienced an improvement in symptoms when following a low FODMAP diet, a researcher reported here. "Fecal ...

You can prevent sharts by eating fiber and staying hydrated. You can get regular exercise to regulate bowel movements and decrease the chance of sharts. A doctor may also recommend dietary changes, ...

Bowel leakage, the need for anal incontinence protection and a restricted social life may cause severe, decades-long suffering among women with obstetric injuries to the anal opening, according to a ...

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 ...