James Bullen
speaker
1,082 appearances
27 recordings
1 series
first heard Nov 2017
last heard Feb 2020
James Bullen’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
Trend
recordings per month · last 12 monthsNo recordings in the last 12 months.Older appearances are listed below; set an alert to hear about the next one.
Appearances
Health Report · Faecal incontinence and the world's first non-identical organ swap · 1 Jul 2019
podcast
That's a common story for someone with faecal incontinence, difficulty controlling your bowel movements.
voice-verified
These accidents were intensely embarrassing for Dulcie and they started to happen more often.
voice-verified
More on Dulcy's story in a minute.
voice-verified
But first, what exactly do we mean when we say fecal incontinence?
voice-verified
This is Dr. Nassim Mirbagheri, a colorectal and pelvic floor surgeon who works in Melbourne.
voice-verified
Men can have faecal incontinence, but it's reported more often in women, and their symptoms seem to be more severe.
voice-verified
It's really common, but rarely talked about.
voice-verified
These are big numbers.
voice-verified
Estimates can vary based on the study and how faecal incontinence is defined.
voice-verified
But even conservative research says at least two in every hundred adults experiences faecal incontinence.
voice-verified
And it becomes more common as you age and muscles in the pelvis weaken.
voice-verified
In typical adults, the underlying causes of the condition are varied.
voice-verified
Often it's connected to childbirth.
voice-verified
Dulcy again.
voice-verified
Sometimes the problem isn't physical.
voice-verified
It's an issue with the brain's connection to nerves that control the bowel and sphincter.
voice-verified
And you might be wondering, there is a large overlap between urinary incontinence, not being able to control your bladder, and faecal incontinence.
voice-verified
Someone who's had a different experience of faecal incontinence is Therese.
voice-verified
Well, that's the name she wanted to go by.
voice-verified
She oscillated between not needing to go at all and really, really needing to go.
voice-verified
Showing 601–620 of 1,082 · page 31 of 55
← Previous
Next →