Bladder & Bowel — Bowel Control

Fecal & Bowel Incontinence

Losing control of gas or stool — even occasionally — is one of the most isolating and least-talked-about problems there is. It is also far more common than anyone admits, and it is treatable. As a Certified Continence Advisor, Shannon approaches it the way she approaches bladder control: assess the pelvic floor, rebuild what has weakened, and give you back your confidence — with complete discretion.

What It Is

What bowel incontinence actually is

Bowel or fecal incontinence is any unwanted loss of gas, liquid, or solid stool. It ranges from occasional staining or trouble holding wind, through to urgency you can't defer and frank accidents. Any of it is worth addressing — and none of it means poor hygiene or a personal failing.

The common causes are weakening or injury of the anal sphincter and pelvic-floor muscles (often after childbirth), nerve changes, chronic constipation with overflow, and the loss of muscle tone that comes with age and hormonal change. Because the same pelvic-floor system controls both bladder and bowel, many people have symptoms in both — and both respond to the same foundation of treatment.

Difficulty holding gas or controlling wind

Urgency you can't comfortably defer

Leakage of liquid or solid stool

Staining or the need to wear protection

Not feeling fully empty after a bowel movement

Planning your day around bathroom access

Avoiding activity, travel, or intimacy

Bladder symptoms alongside the bowel symptoms

The Approach

Pelvic-floor-first, with dignity

Bowel control lives in the same muscles as bladder control, so the plan starts in the same place — rebuilding the strength and coordination of the pelvic floor, including the sphincter, and correcting the daily habits that undermine it.

EMSELLA® — Pelvic Floor Strengthening

Sitting fully clothed on the EMSELLA® chair, focused electromagnetic energy drives thousands of deep contractions through the entire pelvic floor — the same muscle group that supports continence of both bladder and bowel. It rebuilds strength and awareness in muscles most people can't effectively exercise on their own.

Continence Coaching & Bowel Retraining

As a Certified Continence Advisor, Shannon works on the practical side — stool consistency, fibre and fluid, toileting posture and timing, and urge-management techniques — the changes that often make the biggest day-to-day difference.

An honest note Some causes of bowel incontinence — significant sphincter injury, neurological disease, or bowel disease — need specialist or surgical care, and we will recognise that and route you appropriately. What we offer is the conservative, pelvic-floor-first assessment that too many people are never given, and that helps a great many of them.

What to Expect

A discreet, practical path

First step

Free, private consult with Shannon

EMSELLA® trial

Try a session free

Approach

Pelvic-floor strengthening + coaching

Downtime

None

Alongside

Bladder symptoms treated together

If specialist care is needed

Honest guidance + referral

Candidacy

Is this right for your situation?

Likely a good fit

Leakage of gas, liquid, or stool
Urgency you struggle to defer
Symptoms after childbirth or with age
Bladder and bowel symptoms together
Wanting a conservative plan first

We'll talk it through first

Known sphincter injury needing surgical review
Neurological or inflammatory bowel disease
New change in bowel habit (needs medical work-up first)
Rectal bleeding (see your physician first)
An implanted electronic device (EMSELLA® screening)

Free · Private · 2 minutes

Screen your pelvic-floor symptoms.

The validated PFDI-20 assessment measures bowel, bladder, and prolapse symptoms together — a good private starting point. Results on screen instantly, emailed only if you ask.

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This is treatable — and you can talk about it here without embarrassment.

A free Discovery Conversation is completely private. We'll talk through what's happening and tell you honestly what can be done to give you back your confidence.

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