Faecal incontinence is a subjective complaint with complex aetiology and pathogenesis and scant evidence-based data for management. There is the awareness of potential benefits derived from rational management of fecal incontinence and the need for further efforts to improve the effectiveness of traditional and new treatments. Several experimental approaches, including bulking of the anal sphincter, sacral nerve stimulation, acupuncture, magnetic device, hyperbaric oxygen and the delivery of radiofrequency energy to the anal canal are currently in progress