Accidental Bowel Leakage in Women: Let’s Talk About Fecal Incontinence

Accidental bowel leakage in midlife women is something we need to talk about. Also called fecal incontinence, it can affect more than your underwear. It can affect your social life, your confidence, and how comfortable you feel leaving home. Then embarrassment can make it difficult to bring up the very symptom you need help with. On unPAUSED, gastroenterologist Dr. Trisha Pasricha and I talk openly about bowel leakage and why women shouldn’t feel ashamed to discuss it with their doctor. You don’t need to find the perfect words. “I’m having bowel leakage”… Video by YouTube channel.