Fecal Incontinence:

Fecal incontinence is the inability to control the passage or the loss of gas, liquid and/or solid stool.

• It has been estimated that more than 6.5 million Americans have fecal incontinence. 24
• One out of ten women in the general population has fecal incontinence, with one in fifteen of these women suffering from moderate to severe symptoms. 25
• It is suggested that 2.2 % of all women that have delivered one or more children experience fecal incontinence. 26
• Seven percent of healthy people 65 years and older experience fecal incontinence, and 23% of stroke patients experience it. 25
• 33% of elderly people at home or in a hospital experience bowel control problems. 25
• Vaginal delivery with the assistance of forceps has been shown to be a cause of clinically significant pelvic floor dysfunction, which can lead to fecal incontinence. 27