Getting Help

Right, so you’re having issues with your bum.  No problem. There are specialists who can help.

First go to your doctor to get a referral to a colorectal doctor – yes, a bum doctor!

Colorectal doctors specialize in the function of the bowels – that’s the upper and lower intestines as well as the crucial set of muscles that form the anal sphincter.

OK, so you imagined spending your maternity leave hanging with the other moms cooing over your baby, not spending time visiting bum doctors.  Don’t get down about it!  While research shows anal incontinence can be as high as 20%, most moms do recover, according to Dr. Magnus Murphy in Pelvic Health & Childbirth.

Find a colorectal doctor near you.