{"id":11278,"date":"2024-06-03T11:32:36","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T11:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/?p=11278"},"modified":"2024-06-24T16:03:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T16:03:00","slug":"finding-freedom-from-faecal-incontinence-through-innovative-implant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/mens-healthcare\/finding-freedom-from-faecal-incontinence-through-innovative-implant\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding freedom from faecal incontinence through innovative implant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box round ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-18 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-11291\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/06\/07205827\/3f1d88655ad847c912d2b505c878a78a.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/06\/07205827\/3f1d88655ad847c912d2b505c878a78a.png 128w, https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/06\/07205827\/3f1d88655ad847c912d2b505c878a78a-125x125.png 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Anonymous Patient<\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\"><\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>My <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supportincontinence.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">incontinence<\/a> journey started 38 years ago. I got diarrhoea occasionally, which worsened over time. After several referrals, I received life-changing sacral nerve stimulation treatment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Seven years ago, I started to suffer from faecal incontinence. Some days, I couldn\u2019t even hold on for the 10-minute drive to work.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"healt-1060373334\"><div class=\"healt-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><div id=\"healt-1865079871\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supportincontinence.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Medtronic Patient desk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/06\/07205821\/Medtronic-Patient-desk.jpg\" alt=\"\"  width=\"750\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-daily-life-with-faecal-incontinence\"><strong>Daily life with faecal incontinence<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Normal daily activities like shopping and walking caused me to have problems, and I would poo myself so badly that it would seep out of the side of my underwear. I would carry a bag with wet wipes and spare clothing, just in case.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m a runner, and I love running, but this became increasingly difficult as accidents happened more often without any warning. I found it devastating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The whole thing has been an amazing <br>success and has been life-changing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-diagnosis-journey-with-multiple-referrals\"><strong>Diagnosis journey with multiple referrals<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The final straw came on holiday. Walking back to the hotel after a meal, it happened, and it was everywhere. I had no control. Back at the hotel, I felt broken. After that, I bought several pairs of special pants with charcoal lining and incontinence pull-ups to reduce the risk of leaking through my clothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My doctor referred me to bowel consultants, a gastroenterologist and a nutritionist. I had X-rays, colonoscopies, endoscopies and other tests. I felt abandoned when the doctors told me I didn\u2019t have cancer and that I required no further action. I still had the same problems but nowhere to go.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"healt-259082856\"><div class=\"healt-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><div id=\"healt-2078356333\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supportincontinence.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Medtronic Patient desk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/06\/07205821\/Medtronic-Patient-desk.jpg\" alt=\"\"  width=\"750\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sacral-nerve-stimulation-implant\"><strong>Sacral nerve stimulation implant<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By chance, at my local park run, I met someone who had experienced similar problems. They underwent a new treatment called sacral stimulation implantation by Mr Michael Powar at Addenbrooke&#8217;s Hospital. After almost three years, I was referred to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was so happy when he said he could help me, but I was also anxious about the procedure. Following a successful two-week trial, I was fitted with a permanent device. The whole thing has been an amazing success and has been life-changing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I feel frustrated that it took so long to get the help I needed, but I hope others can be given help and treated sooner by raising awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-button ab-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supportincontinence.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ab-button ab-button-shape-rounded ab-button-size-medium fb-pixel\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#120c4c\">Click here to learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My incontinence journey started 38 years ago. I got diarrhoea occasionally, which worsened over time. After several referrals, I received life-changing sacral nerve stimulation treatment. Seven years ago, I started to suffer from faecal incontinence. Some days, I couldn\u2019t even hold on for the 10-minute drive to work. Daily life with faecal incontinence Normal daily &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/mens-healthcare\/finding-freedom-from-faecal-incontinence-through-innovative-implant\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":11279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5707],"tags":[5919],"class_list":["post-11278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mens-healthcare","tag-international-mens-health-week-2024"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/06\/07205829\/AdobeStock_577004824-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/06\/07205829\/AdobeStock_577004824-600x600.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"henryphillips","author_link":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/author\/henryphillips\/"},"vicky_category_order":[{"category_id":5707,"order":"5"}],"vicky_index_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11278"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11394,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11278\/revisions\/11394"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}