“Is this normal?” Faecal incontinence after childbirth

Listener Sophie speaks about living with faecal incontinence after the birth of her son. She tells Jane Garvey on BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour about the symptoms, the lack of help from her GP and the inconvenience and impact it has had on her daily life.

14 October 2019

2 minutes

This clip is from

Woman's Hour—Elizabeth Siddal and Pre-Raphaelite women, SNP Conference 2019, Faecal incontinence after childbirth

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