Fissure Surgery

• According to the Mayo Clinic, a surgeon cuts a portion of the anal sphincter muscle during anal fissure surgery to reduce pain and promote healing. The anal fissure and resultant scar tissue may be removed during surgery.
  
  

Fiber

• Patients with bowel incontinence may improve fecal consistency and promote regular bowel habits if they add fiber to their diets, according to MedlinePlus.
  
  

Diet Changes

• Diet changes, such as eliminating alcohol, caffeine and dairy products, may reduce diarrhea and excessive liquid in stools and help improve bowel regularity.
  
  

Medications

• Patients may reduce bowel incontinence with anti-diarrheal medications or fiber supplements such as Metamucil.
  
  

Bowel Retraining

• Health care professionals may recommend retraining programs with bowel control exercises to reduce incontinence.
  
  

Incontinence Surgery

• People with bowel incontinence that does not respond to self-care or other forms of treatment may benefit from surgery, such as the addition of an artificial bowel sphincter or a fecal diversion from the colon through a colostomy.