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 ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Diarrhea and constipation are common causes of fecal incontinence.  Dietary changes and medications can help improve fecal incontinence.Eating smaller meals and going ...

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 the ability to control their bowel movements and is unable to retain faeces in the rectum. It can be caused by a wide variety of conditions that affect ...

New research finds that one in five autistic children suffer from constipation, which is linked to significantly increased ...

Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of insertion of a magnetic bead band for faecal incontinence is limited in quantity and quality. The available evidence was considered in the context of the ...

Published in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, the peer-reviewed study found clinically meaningful symptom reduction, high user engagement, and significant pelvic floor improvements in a real-world ...

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 ...