Manuel’s Personal Story
Manuel’s Personal Story: Rectal Cancer Ten years ago I was diagnosed rectal cancer. I had my rectum removed (St Mark´s Hospital, London), did quimioterapy, radiotherapy and had an ileostomy (bag) which was suposed to be temporary but because I would have a severe faecal incontinence I was advised to keep the bag and five years […]
Mandy’s Personal Story
Mandy’s Personal Story: IBS, GERD, and the Impact of Chronic Illness Hey Guys!At the age of 19 I developed IBS , which was extremely severe for many years. I was then advised to have a hysterectomy by a dr ( as I already had the children I wanted ) this helped a lot. But then […]
W. Monaghan’s Personal Story
W. Monaghan’s Personal Story: Incontinence I don’t have a long-winded story. Simply said I wear diapers. Adult diapers. I’ve had some problems. I wrote them off. Clinically it’s urge incontinence. It’s not too pretty on a human level when you wet your pants in public. So diapers. Back to all personal stories
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: A Journey from Childhood Incontinence to Living with IBS I wish I had’ve found this website earlier. I’m 44 and was incontinent aged 4 – 16. I was raised by a single mother and had three normal adult siblings. The bowel problem is completely over and I’m fine apart from some […]
Sandra’s Personal Story
Sandra’s Personal Story: Managing Fecal Incontinence I had 5 back surgries and aftert the last one where they fused me I became fecal incontinent. I was contipated from all the meds and could no longer have a BM after breakfast as wqs my usual,, and then started having accidents during the day. this was no […]
Kolja’s Personal Story
Kolja’s Personal Story: Developing IBS-D After Food Poisoning My story: Yes. I have either functional diarrhoea or indeed IBS-D. Several gastroenterologists that I had wound up going to seem to be ‘fence-sitting‘ on this one. Something; IBS, others unexplained diarrhoea, and one gastroenterologist thought Munchausen Syndrome, as to play ‘hookie’ (skipping school). Point is, […]
Alex’s Personal Story
Alex’s Personal Story: Chronic IBS and Functional GI Disorders Hi, I’m Alex, Male 25 yrs. I would like my story about my sufferings from GI disorders. I still remember the day when it all started, all of a sudden. It was a fine day in the year 2008 & I was in my high […]
Patrick’s Personal Story
Patrick’s Personal Story: Severe Constipation and Dependence on Weekly Enema I’ve had a severe constipation since age 14,was diagnosed with mega colon ,had BMS only every 4 to 5 days. Had to get embarrassing weekly enemas from my mom till age 22.the enemas helped me a lot,but made me Dependant on them for life. Any […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: Mom Supporting her Pre-Teen Through IBS-C and Encopresis Challenges Well this story is about my child. At a few months old constipation became an issue that would come and go. Up to age 3 we treated this by the pediatricians recommendations with suppositories, v8 splash, senna a list of things. The suppositories […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: Severe Urgency After Hemicolectomy and Embracing Life with Confidence I’m really not completely bowel incontinent but after a hemicolectomy (removal of aprox 1′ of decsending colon for concentrated diverticulum), I began to experience very severe urgency. It is such that even with a bathroom near by, I rarely make it. Every effort […]
Scott’s Personal Story
Scott’s Personal Story: Struggling with Incontinence After a Life-Changing Accident It was under advice, good direction, and being to the end of my rope that I am finally telling my story, or at least the side no one knows of… May of 2012, I was hit by a drunk driver on my way to […]
Zana’s Personal Story
Zana’s Personal Story: Choosing a Permanent Colostomy After 24 Years of Fecal Incontinence Thank you to all brave sufferers of fecal incontinence who have shared their story. I am an author – not a very famous one, but a published one – and I am a nurse, as well as a sufferer of FI since […]
