7 PERCENT OF AMERICANS CAN'T CONTROL BOWELS

7 PERCENT OF AMERICANS CAN'T CONTROL BOWELS

PITTSBURGH (Wireless Flash) -- A new study reveals that 7 percent of Americans can't control their bowels. According Dr. David Blumberg of the University of Pittsburgh Fecal Incontinence Center, the typical sufferer is a middle-aged woman who has given birth, which can damage the body's crucial "hold-it-in" muscles. The end result is that many sufferers are forced to stay housebound -- but change is on the horizon. Dr. Blumberg says medication and biofeedback can help some patients, while others may benefit from an artificial sphincter muscle -- a balloon-like device that corks the bowels until the patient's ready to go. The doc will give the straight poop about fecal incontinence on during an internet conference at videonewswire.com November 10.