There are many causes of faecal incontinence, including digestive disorders such as constipation, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, diarrhoea caused by certain infectious bowel diseases, chronic diseases such as dementia, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, neurological disorders such as type 2 diabetes, and musculo-neural damage caused by transvaginal delivery, colorectal surgery, etc.