Keeping Control: Understanding and Overcoming Fecal Incontinence

As a nurse educator, I found this book invaluable; I suffered injured muscles during childbirth of my first child which did not show up until 35 years later as fecal incontinence. I had a prolapsed bowel and had 13 inches of my colon removed. Now a close friend, at 38 years of age, is experiencing the same thing. This is a common experience among women during childbirth yet I was misdiagnosed by 3 physicians. The only help is this book, which I am sending to this friend. There should be more books and magazine articles about this common condition, and these women need the expertise of colon surgeons following childbirth to insure proper treatment that will prevent the occurrence of this condition. An explanation of the condition and how to get expert help and support is contained in this valuable book.

I read this book at suggestion of my therapist. I later purchased this book to be able to refer to it. I am a nurse and am having difficulty understanding what is happening to my body. I found this book basic enough for the lay person and still not insulting to my intelligence. I would recommend this book to anyone who is having problems with anal incontinence.