Faecal Incontinence: What To Do If You Are Experiencing Faecal Incontinence Download PDF, 1.16MB, PDF Fecal incontinence, also known as bowel incontinence, is the inability to control bowel movements causing stool (feces) to leak unexpectedly from the rectum. Here is what you can do if you have fecal incontinence. [Please download the PDF file if you are unable to view the image below.]