Fecal Incontinence Learning Center
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Bowel incontinence is the loss of bowel control, resulting in involuntary passage of feces. This can range from an occasional leakage of stool with the passage of gas to a complete loss of control of bowel movements. Ur... |
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Symptoms
Fecal incontinence can result from a wide variety of medical conditions, including childbirth-related anal injuries, ...
Causes
Chronic constipation or impacted stool in the rectum, leading to diarrhea and stool leakage around the impacted stool...
Tests
Information from the medical history and physical examination usually needs to be supplemented by tests that provide ...
Treatments
Treatment of bowel incontinence should begin with identifying the cause of the incontinence. There are several ways t...
Complications
Fecal incontinence is a problem that usually responds well to professional medical treatment, even among elderly and ...
Prevention
Since fecal incontinence develops for a variety of reasons, there is no single way to prevent it. Patients should be ...
Doctor Specialties
There is any incontinence of stool in a child that has been previously toilet trained; There is any incontinence of s...
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