Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder characterized by symptoms such as abdominal ...

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A leaky butt means a person passes bowel movements, or fecal matter, when they do not want or mean to. While it can occur for short periods of time, some people experience it as an ongoing issue.

May 5, 2009 (Chicago, Illinois) — Community-dwelling older adults are twice as likely to develop fecal incontinence if they already have urinary incontinence, and depression is associated with the ...

Fecal incontinence, which clinicians may abbreviate to “FI,” occurs when stool passes unintentionally. For those who experience it, it can feel embarrassing, so people with fecal incontinence might ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Q: I have embarrassing leakage of stool from time to time. Is this common? Is there any way to stop it? A: People are often so embarrassed to talk about this topic that you’d think no one in their ...