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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 ...

The time you spend on the pot can offer health clues, says an expert doctor on what's normal, what's not, and why it matters.

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 ...

It is a common health problem that causes uncommon personal discomfort. Fecal incontinence, or accidental stool leakage, affects some 8 to 10 percent of the 325 million people in the United States. In ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have had fecal incontinence for the past year, since the birth of my second child. Is there a chance it will resolve on its own, or is surgery my best option? ANSWER: Fecal ...

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 ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I hope you can help elderly folks (like myself, age 83) who have a very embarrassing situation wherein their stool seeps out of them. The problem is only noted when I sit down and find ...

The internal anal sphincter consists of smooth muscle and maintains 70% of the resting anal tone. The external anal sphincter consists of striated muscle and accounts for the remaining 30% of resting ...

Poop anxiety, bashful bowels, shy bowel syndrome: they're all terms for what's medically known as parcopresis or difficulty ...

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 ...