Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD A perforated bowel, or intestinal perforation, occurs when a hole forms in the wall of the ...

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Mrs Gravil said she was advised by nurses that her symptoms were common ... the surgeon had nicked her bowel during the procedure and that the contents had been leaking out.

These can also be called fecal incontinence. Leaking of stool, either liquid or solid, is considered a bowel control problem. This can be caused by the rectum (bottom portion of the intestine) moving ...