(Learn more about lack of bowel control in dogs. Picture credit: ThamKC / Getty Images) Lack of bowel control in dogs happens when a dog cannot control when they poop. The condition can cause ...

The FDA has issued Medtronic clearance to market the InterStim sacral nerve stimulation therapy system for people with chronic fecal incontinence. The pacemaker-like device has already been FDA ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (KFSN) -- Fecal incontinence is a medical condition where people lose control of their bowels. It affects anywhere from two to 20 million women. That number is so broad because it is ...

A new procedure is now available for the treatment of chronic bowel incontinence, a disorder impacting the lives of more than 18 million Americans. A new procedure is now available for the treatment ...

Q: Sometimes my bowel movement leaks onto my undergarments. What can I do to control this? A: Take heart – you are not alone. Depending on how fecal, or bowel, incontinence is defined, some studies ...

A pacemaker-like device may help those who suffer from bowel incontinence, or loss of bowel control, researchers say. The first person in the United States to receive the device since its approval as ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pelvalon, manufacturer of the recently FDA-cleared Eclipse™ System, today announced the presentation of a new clinical analysis of the LIFE study. The study, ...

InterStim Therapy for Bowel Control Recently Approved by the U.S. FDA MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced today that newly published data from a multicenter, ...

Fecal incontinence is chronic involuntary stool leakage. Though sufferers can feel shame and embarrassment and many don’t discuss it even with their doctors, it’s relatively common. A number of causes ...

REHABILITATION to any practical extent is impossible for a patient with a spinal-cord or cauda-equina injury unless he can be certain that he can have infallible control of his bowel under ordinary ...

Urinary and bowel disorders, manifesting as symptoms like frequent urination or difficulty in bowel movements, can greatly impact one's quality of life, even though they are not outwardly visible.

Sarah Jividen, RN, BSN, is a trained neuro/trauma, and emergency room nurse turned healthcare writer. As a journalism major, she combined her love for writing with her passion for high-level patient ...