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 ...

Fecal incontinence is the loss of normal bowel control, leading to accidental leakage of stool or gas through the anus. Some women develop fecal incontinence after childbirth, while others may develop ...

or when watery stool accidentally slips out while passing gas. When this happens frequently or chronically (long-term), it's ...

Medically reviewed by Sonal Kumar, MD Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic gastrointestinal disorder that causes ...

Do you experience accidental bowel leakage? You may qualify for a bowel leakage research study if you are female, 18 years or older, and have had accidental bowel leakage for at least 6 months. For ...