Ask the expert
Q I SOMETIMES LEAK POO – IT’S SO
EMBARRASSING. PLEASE HELP!
A Faecal incontinence is actually common but, due to the taboo that is associated with talking about it, many sufferers feel alone. Simple strategies may help – if you are constipated and get ‘overflow leakage’ around the hard faeces, treating the constipation and increasing fibre and fluids may help.
Conversely, if your motions are too soft, or you have diarrhoea, the anal sphincter may not work so well, letting loose motions leak out. It can be common as
