Fecal incontinence - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
网页2022年11月3日 · Common causes of fecal incontinence include diarrhea, constipation, and muscle or nerve damage. The muscle or nerve damage may be associated with aging or with giving birth. Whatever the cause, fecal incontinence can be difficult to discuss.
Fecal (Bowel) Incontinence: What It Is, Causes & Treatment
网页2023年10月10日 · What causes fecal incontinence? The most common causes of fecal incontinence include constipation, diarrhea and conditions that damage the muscles or nerves that help you poop. Prior surgeries and procedures can also play a role.
Fecal incontinence - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
网页2022年11月3日 · Depending on the cause of fecal incontinence, options include: Anti-diarrheal drugs such as loperamide (Imodium A-D) and those containing diphenoxylate and atropine (Lomotil). Bulk laxatives such as methylcellulose (Citrucel) and psyllium (Metamucil), if chronic constipation is causing your incontinence.
Understanding Fecal Incontinence - Johns Hopkins Medicine
网页Fecal incontinence means that you aren't able to hold your bowel movement (feces or stool) until you get to a toilet. It can be caused by diarrhea, damaged muscles or nerves in your rectum, large hemorrhoids, constipation, or chronic illnesses.
Bowel Incontinence (Fecal Incontinence): Causes, Symptoms ... - WebMD
网页2022年9月11日 · The most common cause of bowel incontinence is damage to the muscles around the anus (anal sphincters). Vaginal childbirth can damage the anal sphincters or their nerves. That's why women are...
Symptoms & Causes of Fecal Incontinence - NIDDK - National …
网页What causes fecal incontinence in adults? Fecal incontinence has many causes, including digestive tract disorders and chronic diseases. Some causes of fecal incontinence, such as childbirth by vaginal delivery, happen only in women. Diarrhea. Loose, watery stools from diarrhea fill your rectum quickly and are harder to hold in than solid stools ...
Fecal Incontinence: Causes, Risk Factors, Treatment & More - Healthline
网页2019年12月24日 · Common causes of fecal incontinence include: Fecal impaction. Chronic constipation can lead to a fecal impaction. This happens when a hard stool gets stuck in the rectum. The stool...
Fecal Incontinence: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment - Verywell …
网页2023年3月1日 · Fecal incontinence is involuntary fecal elimination due to an inability to control bowel movements. It is also often referred to as bowel incontinence or accidental bowel leakage. People who develop fecal incontinence …
Encopresis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
网页2021年9月25日 · Encopresis (en-ko-PREE-sis), sometimes called fecal incontinence or soiling, is the repeated passing of stool (usually involuntarily) into clothing. Typically it happens when impacted stool collects in the colon and rectum: The colon becomes too full and liquid stool leaks around the retained stool, staining underwear.
Fecal Incontinence - American College of Gastroenterology
网页What causes fecal incontinence? Fecal incontinence is commonly caused by altered bowel habits (generally diarrhea, but also constipation) and conditions that affect the ability of the rectum and anus to hold stool.