Fig. 3.
Participants who reported embarrassment about discussing symptoms with medical professionals. a Embarrassment about symptoms according to those who experienced each symptom (Q25 × Q16). b Alternative sources of information (Q26). c The proportion of participants who answered that they found it difficult to consult about bowel incontinence by age (Q25 × Q16 × Q1)a. aTrend p = 0.053 calculated using the Cochrane-Armitage test.