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Fecal Incontinence Learning Center
Treatments could include:
- Pelvic Floor Exerci...
- Bowel Training
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Repair of Anal Sphincter
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Transplantation of Gracilis Muscle
- Implantation or Rev...
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Incontinence is not a hopeless situation. Proper treatment can help most people, and can often eliminate the problem.
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Fecal incontinence arising from an underlying condition such as diabetic neuropathy can sometimes be helped by treating the underlying condition. When that does not work, or when no underlying condition can be discovered, one approach is to have t...
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Fecal incontinence arising from an underlying condition such as diabetic neuropathy can sometimes be helped by treating the underlying condition. When that does not work, or no underlying condition can be discovered, one approach is to have the pa...
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Kegel exercises (Kegels) are exercises designed to strengthen the muscles of the lower pelvic girdle, or pelvic floor—the pubococcygeal (PC) muscles. The PC muscles support the bladder, urethra, and urethral sphincter—the muscle group at the neck ...
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Kegel exercises are a series of pelvic muscle exercises designed to strengthen the muscles of the pelvic floor.
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Bowel training helps to reestablish normal bowel movements in persons who suffer from constipation , diarrhea , incontinence, or irregularity. Healthy bowel activity is considered one or two movements of moderate size every day.
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A program of bowel retraining, Kegel exercises, or biofeedback therapy may be used by people with: Fecal incontinence; Nerve problems (such as from multiple sclerosis or other conditions; Severe constipation. The bowel program has several steps th...
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The term grazing is used to describe the eating of small, frequent meals, or mini-meals, throughout the day, typically every three to four hours. Grazing does not mean constantly eating snack foods, but rather is a concept of consuming one's daily...
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Artificial sphincter insertion surgery is the implantation of an artificial valve in the genitourinary tract or in the anal canal to restore continence and psychological well being to individuals with urinary or anal sphincter insufficiency that l...
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Sphincters are muscles that allow your body to hold in urine. An inflatable artificial (human-made) sphincter is a medical device that keeps urine from leaking when your sphincter no longer works well. When you need to urinate, the cuff of the art...
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