I have bowel incontinence since i got pregnant. my child's already 2 yrs old but i still have it, every day!?

pls advise. i first had the problem when i was about 5 months pregnant i thought its common during pregnancy. but it's been two years but i still have it every single day! every time i have the urgency to pass motion, it just doesn't wait until i reach the toilet! and it happens every time i'm out, like i'm out shopping or travelling. it's very very embarassing. in the middle of each of my grocery shopping, i have to put my shopping cart at a corner and run to the toilet. if i try to control it, you know what happens... it's very embarassing. i can't go out of my house without having 1 or 2 disposable panties in my handbag. pls advise.

This can't be easy, but I'm not sure the answer will be found here.

You really need to see a medical doctor, perhaps a proctologist. There is no reason why you should still have this problem, and I am not sure that bowel incontinence is all that common postpartum; though there may be some issues peripartum.

To figure out the cause, and thus the cure, you do need to see a doctor.

Good luck and cheers!

Do not feel alone, this is far more common than you think.

I cannot diagnose you because I would need to know a lot more, but from what you have said, it sounds to me as though you have something called a rectocele.

This is when the front wall of the rectum pushes against and sometimes balloons into the back wall of the vagina. This area is called the rectovaginal septum. It happens very often after pregnancy.

You need to see your GP who should refer you to a specialist. If I am right, it can be treated medically or if necessary, surgically.

I know it is an embarrassing thing to speak to a doctor about but you must be totally open and tell him/her every single symptom you have, even if it seems unrelated. Remember doctors are hearing things like this all day long, it means nothing to them to listen to the inner workings of a human body.

You don't need to be suffering like this, get up your courage, get it sorted and get your life back.

Hope this helps.

Love Mel.X