Conditions
Bowel Incontinence
It is said that bowel incontinence (sometimes called faecal or anal incontinence) is a sign or a symptom, not a diagnosis. It is the uncontrolled loss of solid or liquid stools, or wind (gas) with leakage, which occurs when the sphincter muscles and nerves in and around the rectum and anal canal are damaged (e.g. after childbirth or surgery), or become weaker (with age). Bowel incontinence affects 1% to 10% of adults and can seriously affect quality of life for most sufferers. Due to the nature of the condition it has largely been a hidden problem, with sufferers too embarrassed or ashamed to tell anyone about their symptoms. Bowel incontinence can affect anyone, but it is much more common in older people, particularly those with long-term health and mobility problems. There are a number of treatments for bowel incontinence (non-surgical and surgical) depending on the cause of the problem.
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ime 17 and for about 6 months now i always feel like i need to go to the toilet and i start to panick if i go out incase there isnt a toilet near.i dont actually need a wee when i get to the toilet,ive been to the doctors and they said it seemed like i was having panik attacks and gave me some medication but it doesn't seem to be wrking,ive been told that hypnotherapy maybe able to work?
im 17 years old i was suffering with pains in my stomach and back i went to the doctors who transferred me 2 the hospital i had blood test and scans and camera through my belly button they said it was loads of differnt things but never really got to the bottom off it not im not goin to the toilet i can go a week or two without goin this starts the pain off really bad can u help
I'm a 15 year old girl and I fart a lot and yesterday I pooped 6 or 7 times all in one day. It was horrible :(
My stomach makes horrible noises and I'm afraid of eating cuz I just go to the toilet straight away after eating, especially when I'm out with friends and stuff.
This problem keeps coming and going but recently it's gotten worse.
My mum keeps telling me it's my diet and that I should go to my doctor and get him to give me a special diet thing.
But I thought I'd ask you first… Could you tell me what's wrong, or what I could do to make it better?
hi i have had this problem since the birth of my first child who is now 3. Its during intercorse my bowels somtimes open this is getting me down and never hardly want sex with my partner as this usaly occurs is ther anything i coulod do to provent this happing again maany thanks
hiya ive had a problem with leckage for the past year, its ever since i had my daughter it's really imbressing i got told by the my health vistor to do my exercisees down below but i have been doing them but its had no affect could someone help me please ?? xx
i cant go to the toliet 4 3 days before my period till it ends is this normal at 14?
im 17 and i have the opposite problem, i dont ever seem to poo. I have a high fibre diet compared to most people in england let alone for most teenagers and it only helps a little, its allowed me to poo around once a week max.. which helps but from what i understand isnt normal..
not only am i worried about what my insides are doing, i often get gas too and as much as i try to hold it in it causes very embaressing situations :( and i often turn down foods my friends offer like fast foods so everyone thinks im a diet freak.. whats wrong with me?
i am a 19yr old male and i hav always had problems in this area but its been getting worse recently. i suffer from a passive leaking wich i cant feel. it really makes me depressed because im not like everyone else and i fear i may now be an alcoholic, and also hav no self confidence so hav never even held a girls hand. iv tried going to the doctors, but hav chickened out at the last minute. i tried sphincter exercises wich helped a bit, but now the improvements trailed off. i fear nothing can be done because its a problem i was born with, and cudnt go on if a doctor told me there was nothing they cud do. this video helped alot, and i will try again to build the courage to sort this problem.
thanks
Hi,
i have problems with my blada i cant be far from a toilet as if i hold it in i get bad b paind im 26 now and have akways had this problem since my younger age or 7 and im embaressed to go to partys or on bus trips unless im near a toilet.
hi im a 16 year old male and i have a bowl problam because i always need to go to the toilet every 5 mins and only a little bit comes out, i went to a docter and she said its just because im lazy and i dont go to the toilet but i do go all the time and its not getting any better ive had it for about at least 8 – 10 years now and i dont know what to do can anyone help? thanks.
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