Their purpose is to strengthen the muscles of the pelvic floor or diaphragm that support organs inhabiting your pelvis, like bladder and rectum and uterus. The anatomy of these muscles is cleverly ...

Let’s get real: Peeing (even just a little bit) in your pants can happen to the best of us. It’s nothing to be ashamed of, but it’s also never super fun. If this kind of leaking’s become an issue in ...

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 ...

Pelvic Floor Exercises Help With Incontinence in Late Pregnancy Study finds 12 weeks of pelvic floor muscle training prevents, treats late-pregnancy urinary incontinence A 12-week exercise program, ...

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 ...

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, ...