Welcome to Bathroom Break, Refinery29’s series all about poo and the complicated relationship we have with our bowels. To see the rest of the articles, click here. Soiling yourself – officially known ...

Faecal incontinence and evacuation disorders are common and substantially impair quality of life. In this Consensus Statement, the authors describe recommended tests for the evaluation of anorectal ...

Faecal incontinence occurs when a person loses control of their bowel and is unable to retain faeces in the rectum. Faecal incontinence may result from dysfunction of the anal sphincter, which may be ...

Stimulated graciloplasty is used to treat refractory faecal incontinence (for example, anorectal atresia) as an alternative to colostomy. Other approaches aimed at establishing continence are ...

Antegrade continence enema (ACE) procedures have emerged as a robust solution for managing faecal incontinence, particularly in patients with refractory conditions such as anorectal malformations, ...

We rarely hear or speak about incontinence. But the condition – the involuntary loss of urine or faecal matter – is frighteningly common. Incontinence is a symptom which can have many underlying ...

U of U Health Colon and Rectal Surgery Services has advanced fellowship training and experience in colon and rectal surgery, as well as gastrointestinal surgery. Our colon and rectal surgeons are ...

Dani J Barrington is Editor-in-Chief of Engineers Without Borders, Australia's Journal of Humanitarian Engineering. This article grew out of conversations between Dani and Pete with Zara Ansari ...

Pete Culmer receives funding from EPSRC (EP/N027345/1) and the NIHR. Today’s healthcare is full of technology that would seem like science fiction to our grandparents. But this is far from true in ...

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 ...