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Fecal incontinence

Fecal incontinence: Introduction

Fecal incontinence: Fecal incontinence is the inability to control your bowels. When you feel the urge to have a bowel movement, you may not be able to hold it until you can get ... more about Fecal incontinence.

Fecal incontinence: Leaking or poorly controlled bowel motions. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Fecal incontinence is available below.

Symptoms of Fecal incontinence

• Loss of bowel control
• Diarrhea
• Leaking bowel motions
• more symptoms...»

Read more about symptoms of Fecal incontinence

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Fecal incontinence:

• Bladder & Urinary Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Bladder Testing
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Tests
  • Home Cystitis Tests
  • Home Kidney Tests
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney Function)
  • Home Prostate Cancer Tests
• Food Allergies & Intolerances: Home Testing:
  • Home Food Allergy Tests
  • Home Food Intolerance Testing
  • Home Water Testing
  • Home Lead Poisoning Tests
  • Home Heavy Metal Poisoning Tests
• Kidney Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Kidney Testing
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Test Kits
• Digestive-Related Home Testing:
  • Home Stomach Ulcer Tests
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Test Kits
• more tests...»

Fecal incontinence: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Fecal incontinence:

• Social embarrassment (see Society problems)
• Social isolation (see Isolation)
• Depression
• Rectal pain
• Anal itching
• Shame (see Society problems)
• Isolation
• more complications...»

Disease Topics Related To Fecal incontinence

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Fecal incontinence:

• Anal sphincter instability
• Spinal cord injury
• Post-surgical complications
• more related diseases...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Fecal incontinence

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic Tests for Fecal incontinence

• Physical exam
• Digital rectal exam
• Anal manometry
• Anorectal ultrasonography
• Proctography (defecography)
• more tests...»

See full list of 7 diagnostic tests for Fecal incontinence

Wrongly Diagnosed with Fecal incontinence?

• Misdiagnosis of Fecal incontinence
• Failure to diagnose Fecal incontinence
• Hidden causes of Fecal incontinence (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Fecal incontinence

Fecal incontinence: Medical Mistakes

• Incontinene -- Health Mistakes
• Overactive Bladder -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Fecal incontinence: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Fecal incontinence:

• Digestive Health
• Urinary Care & Incontinence
• Bladder
• more product offers...»

Fecal incontinence: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders that can remain Undiagnosed:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Celiac Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Heartburn -- Undiagnosed
  • GERD -- Undiagnosed
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Pancreatitis -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Fecal incontinence

Diarrhea can be related to food substitute: The food ingredient, Sorbitol, is often used as a sweetener in diet products. In some people, this substance can lead to ...read more »

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The...read more »

Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance. The digestive system contains a variety of "good" bacteria...read more »

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only ...read more »

Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning). In fact, it's more likely to be...read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed (it can, of course, also fail to be...read more »

Interstitial cystitis an under-diagnosed bladder condition: The medical condition of interstitial cystitic is a bladder condition that can be misdiagnosed as various...read more »

Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a...read more »

Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of the better known possibilities are peptic ulcer, colon cancer, ...read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Fecal incontinence

Fecal incontinence: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Urinary & Bladder Specialists (Urology):
  • Urology (Urinary Specialists)
  • Urological Surgery (Urinary Surgeons)
  • Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- State Directory
• Kidney Health Specialists (Nephrology):
  • Nephrology (Kidney Health)
  • Pediatric Nephrology (Child Kidney Health)
  • Urology (Urinary/Bladder)
  • Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- Local Directory
• Digestive Health Specialists (Gastroenterology):
  • Gastroenterology (Digestive Specialists)
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Health)
• more specialists...»

Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:

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Hospitals & Clinics: Fecal incontinence

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Fecal incontinence:

• Digestive Health (Gastroenterology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Kidney Dialysis Centers -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- Ratings and Reports
• Kidney Health (Nephrology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Urinary Health (Urology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Fecal incontinence, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Fecal incontinence: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders -- Rare Types:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Rare Types
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Rare Types
  • Celiac Disease -- Rare Types
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Rare Types
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • Pancreatitis -- Rare Types
  • Gallstones -- Rare Types
  • Lactose Intolerance -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Fecal incontinence

• Diarrhea - polyendocrinopathy - infections, X-linked - diarrhea
• Chronic constipation - the most common cause of fecal incontinence in children
• Fecal impaction
• Pregnancy and childbirth related conditions:
  • Pelvic floor dysfunction
• more causes...»

See full list of 1098 causes of Fecal incontinence

More information about causes of Fecal incontinence:

• Underlying causes of Fecal incontinence
• Fecal incontinence as a complication caused by other conditions
• Fecal incontinence as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Fecal incontinence

Treatments for Fecal incontinence

• Diet changes
  • Avoid caffeine - coffee, tea, or chocolate.
  • High-fiber diet - increasing fecal bulk may help
  • Low-fiber diet - some people find reducing fecal solidity helps
  • Water and fluids
• more treatments...»

See full list of 24 treatments for Fecal incontinence

Latest Treatments for Fecal incontinence

• Anti-diarrheal
• Stool softeners
• Laxatives
• Bowel training
• Sphincteroplasty
• more treatments...»

See full list of 9 latest treatments for Fecal incontinence

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Fecal incontinence

Medical research articles related to Fecal incontinence include:

• Cost-effectiveness analysis of sacral neuromodulation (SNM) with Interstim for fecal incontinence patients in Spain
• Prevention of fecal and urinary incontinence in adults.
• Reconstructive Techniques After Rectal Resection for Rectal Cancer.
• Behavioral therapy for childhood constipation: a randomized, controlled trial
• Absorbent products for urinary/faecal incontinence: a comparative evaluation of key product designs
• more research...»

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Videos for Fecal incontinence

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Patient Surveys for Fecal incontinence

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Fecal incontinence
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Reseach about Fecal incontinence

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Clinical Trials for Fecal incontinence

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Fecal incontinence include:

• Vaginal Estrogen for the Treatment of Faecal Incontinence in Women - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - oestradiol
• Effect of Lumbo-Sacral Magnetic Stimulation on Colonic Motility - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Diagnosis of Functional Defecation Disorders in Childhood - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Treatment of Fecal Incontinence and Constipation in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Treatment of Patients With Fecal Incontinence - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 12 Clinical Trials for Fecal incontinence

Statistics for Fecal incontinence

• Medical statistics for Fecal incontinence
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Fecal incontinence
• Death and Mortality statistics for Fecal incontinence
• Society statistics for Fecal incontinence

Fecal incontinence: Broader Related Topics

• Anal conditions
• Anorectal disorders
• Rectal conditions
• Incontinence
• Under-diagnosed conditions
• Bowel conditions
• more types...»

Types of Fecal incontinence

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Article Excerpts about Fecal incontinence

Fecal incontinence is the inability to control your bowels. When you feel the urge to have a bowel movement, you may not be able to hold it until you can get to a toilet. Or stool may leak from the rectum unexpectedly. (Source: excerpt from Fecal Incontinence: NIDDK)

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