Managing chronic constipation and faecal incontinence

Chronic constipation and faecal incontinence are serious debilitating conditions that affect up to 10 per cent of the population at some stage of their lives. They can have a significant impact on patient quality of life and are often not well managed. There is a lack of awareness of the complexity of these conditions in the medical profession and to some extent the patient population. Yet there has been significant development in the management strategy of these problems in the past 15 years with sub-­specialist training. The aim of this article is to review recent developments in the management of…