Get essential tips for managing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and fecal incontinence, including emergency kits, scouting bathrooms, and preventive dietary strategies.

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Incontinence anxiety – also known as bowel and/or bladder control anxiety (BBCA) – describes an overwhelming fear of your bladder or bowel(or both) leaking in a public setting. People with ...

Medtronic has received FDA approval for a new implant aimed at improving bladder control, with a small device placed near the ankle designed to be more convenient and accessible. Compared to other ...

Clearance by the Food and Drug Administration means Minnesota Medical Technologies can now sell its fecal incontinence devices in the U.S., after years of being limited to the European market.

Thousands of Americans facing severe inflammatory bowel disease are turning to a procedure colloquially known as barbie butt surgery when conventional treatments no longer provide relief. This life ...

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A common form of weight-loss surgery may cut the risk of colorectal cancer by altering levels of molecules called bile acids in the blood and small intestine. The findings could lead to new treatments ...

The goal of treatment for patients with FI is to restore, or at least improve, continence and minimize the impact of FI on QOL. Complete continence may not be achievable, depending on the etiology, ...

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 ...

aaaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urology and Geriatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, US aabDivision of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, University of Alabama at ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro was discharged from the hospital Sunday three weeks after undergoing surgery for a bowel obstruction. The medical team at the DF Star Hospital in ...