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 ...

Did you know that more than half of women over age 50 experience issues with bladder or bowel control? These problems can be slightly bothersome or totally debilitating.

Certain healthcare conditions often go unspoken, leading to silent struggles that affect the lives of many. Overactive bladder (OAB) and fecal incontinence (FI) are two such conditions, impacting ...

Pelvalon announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company's de novo request to market the Eclipse System, the first vaginal insert designed to provide bowel ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by doctors, meant for physicians and other healthcare professionals as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through ...

announced today that newly published data from a multicenter, prospective trial show that sacral nerve stimulation using Medtronic InterStim® Therapy reduced incontinent episodes and increased quality ...

If you're like most people, you probably don't give much thought to your bladder or bowel function unless something goes wrong. Unfortunately, though, these types of dysfunctions are common among ...

Water is often dubbed the elixir of life, and for a good reason. It is a crucial component of our bodies, making up about 60 percent of our total body weight. Every cell, tissue and organ in our body ...

Breaking wind in public washrooms, the time you spend when taking a dump in the office toilet – all of it can become a point of anxiety for some people. And that makes their bowel shy. Experts agree.