Bowel Incontinence
Bowel problems are much more common than most people think, and bowel incontinence is one of the more distressing bowel problems people can suffer.
Faecal incontinence can range in severity, ranging from passing a small piece of stool when passing wind, through to complete loss of bowel control. But no matter the severity of the problem, bowel incontinence can really damage self-esteem and quality of life.
If you are suffering bowel incontinence, it’s important not to just wear incontinence pads and hope the problem will go away, it’s important to see your doctor to establish the cause, and Kegel exercise to strengthen your pelvic floor. A strong pelvic floor means that your muscles can better support your pelvic organs and help to prevent faecal incontinence.
Bowel Incontinence Symptoms
- Passing a small stool when passing wind
- Complete loss of bowel control
- Diarrhoea
- Stomach pain
- Urinary incontinence
Causes of Bowel Incontinence
- Rectal problems such as constipation, diarrhoea or rectal cancer
- Problems with the sphincter such as muscle damage or damage caused by difficult childbirth
- Nerve damage caused by conditions such as MS, stroke, spina bifida or diabetes.
What Can Be Done To Help?
If you are suffering bowel incontinence it’s important to see your doctor to see if there is an underlying cause. It is also important to strengthen your pelvic floor. A major cause of bowel incontinence is weak pelvic muscles and nerve damage in the rectal area and you may find that pelvic floor exercise can improve bowel incontinence or even stop it altogether.
The Kegel8 Ultra 20 works with a vaginal probe or an anal probe to effectively target the rectal and sphincter muscles as well as the pelvic floor muscles to help with bowel incontinence as well as the usual fantastic Kegel8 Ultra 20 programmes for stress incontinence, urge, prolapse and more.
The Kegel8 also uses TTNS (Tibial Nerve Stimulation) for faecal incontinence. It is a clinically proven, effective treatment available with the Kegel8 Ultra 20. This non-invasive therapy works by gently stimulating the tibial nerve to improve bowel control and reduce symptoms of faecal incontinence. The Kegel8 Ultra 20 makes TTNS easy to use at home, providing clear guidance and settings tailored for this specific treatment. Designed for convenience and backed by clinical research, it's an excellent solution for those looking to manage faecal incontinence with confidence and ease.
Improve bowel control & strengthen the pelvic floor in just 12 weeks, with the help of the Kegel8 Ultra 20 & Amanda Savage!
Amanda Savage is one of the UK’s leading specialist pelvic floor and women’s health physiotherapists, who has worked in the field for over 20 years offering supervised pelvic floor muscle training and support for the recovery of pelvic organ prolapses, incontinence and pelvic surgeries. With post-graduate qualifications, including a master’s degree from the University of Cambridge, she has also gained full membership of the Professional Network of Pelvic, Obstetric & Gynaecological Physiotherapy (POGP). As a Kegel8 ambassador, Amanda Savage has worked alongside us for many years in the development of our best-selling device, the Kegel8 Ultra 20 V2 Electronic Pelvic Toner, to ensure its efficacy. In addition, she has been integral to ensuring all supporting information and instructions are medically accurate so that the device is used correctly/effectively, and treatment is tailored to the specific condition of the user.
Find out more about Amanda Savage, her qualifications, experience, knowledge, and affiliations here.
Comes complete with an easy exercise plan, created by Amanda Savage, to get results in 12 weeks!
After surgery you will want to get back to your normal routine as soon as possible. However, gynaecological surgery can have an incredible impact on pelvic floor muscles, with many women often finding that they feel weak, unsupported, or de-conditioned in the weeks following their operation. Doing regular pelvic floor exercise sessions several times a day, straight away after your surgery, will help the healing process by improving blood circulation to the area, reducing swelling, and strengthening your muscles so they can support you. The next step is to build up good muscle strength and endurance again which you need for secure bladder and bowel control. Exercises will also improve the muscle tone which we need to prevent pelvic organ prolapse, to feel supported.
In the first 12 weeks after your surgery, you should perform pelvic floor exercises, but as the body is healing and sensations can be altered, it is not advised to use a muscle STIM device. Instead, perform your Kegels independently. However, after 12 weeks post-op, it is safe to use the Kegel8® Ultra 20 and follow the simple 12-week plan, which promises more effective pelvic floor exercise. The Kegel8 Ultra 20 V2 Electronic Pelvic Toner removes the guesswork and essentially acts as a Sat-Nav for your pelvic floor muscles, correctly targeting and stimulating a contraction within them using a small electric current. These contractions build strength and tone in a matter of weeks! With 20 clinically proven pelvic floor exercise programmes which vary in frequency, intensity and duration, the Ultra 20 is proven to treat a variety of different conditions and has been shown to be effective for rehabilitation post-surgery. And, in addition to tailored programmes, the specific 12-week exercise plans created by Amanda Savage advise exactly how the device should be used, depending upon the user’s specific requirements/condition, to ensure the very best treatment.
You’ll find an easy 12-week exercise plan created by Amanda Savage to aid pelvic floor rehabilitation post gynaecological surgery included with your Kegel8 Ultra 20. It utilises a unique combination of programmes to help the healing process by improving blood circulation to the area, reducing swelling, and strengthening your muscles so they can support you. It subsequently builds up good muscle strength and endurance again, which is needed for secure bladder and bowel control, and it will calm the ‘jumpy’ nerves responsible for a sensitive bladder. This plan will also improve the muscle tone which we need to prevent pelvic organ prolapse, to feel supported.
