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Bowel Incontinence

Bowel 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 get to a toilet. Millions of Americans have this problem. It affects people of all ages - children and adults. It is more common in women and older adults. It is not a normal part of aging.

Causes include:

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  1. Bowel Incontinence (National Library of Medicine)  
    Bowel incontinence is the inability to control your bowels. When you feel the urge to have a bowel ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/bowelincontinence.html - Health Topics
  2. Bowel retraining 
    Problems that may benefit from bowel retraining include: Fecal incontinence , which is the loss of bowel control, causing ... your provider to find the cause of the fecal incontinence. Disorders that can be corrected such as fecal ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003971.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Bowel incontinence 
    ... Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2020:chap 136. Rao SSC. Fecal incontinence. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003135.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. External incontinence devices 
    ... features of these different products are listed below. FECAL INCONTINENCE DEVICES There are many types of products for managing long-term diarrhea or fecal incontinence . These devices have a drainable pouch attached to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003974.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Fecal Incontinence in Children (International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders)  
    ... a doctor to determine the cause and treatment. Fecal incontinence can occur in children because
    https://aboutincontinence.org/.../fecal-incontinence-in-children - External Health Links
  6. Fecal Incontinence (AGS Health in Aging Foundation)  
    Fecal incontinence happens when you cannot control your bowels long enough to get to a bathroom. Healthcare professionals will diagnose adults with fecal incontinence if this happens more than once for at ...
    https://www.healthinaging.org/a-z-topic/fecal-incontinence - External Health Links
  7. Bowel Control Problems (Fecal Incontinence) From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)  
    ... problems including information on diet and nutrition, and fecal incontinence in children.
    https://www.niddk.nih.gov/...wel-control-problems-fecal-incontinence - External Health Links
  8. Fecal Incontinence (American Academy of Family Physicians)  
    Bowel Incontinence/Start Here ... Bowel Incontinence ... American Academy of Family Physicians
    https://familydoctor.org/condition/fecal-incontinence/?adfree=true - External Health Links
  9. Rectal Problems in Women (American College of Gastroenterology)  
    Rectal Disorders/Women ... Rectal Disorders ... American College of Gastroenterology ... Discover comprehensive information about rectal problems in women, such as hemorrhoids, ...
    https://gi.org/topics/rectal-problems-in-women - External Health Links
  10. Prevalence of Bowel Incontinence (International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders)  
    ... individuals often are reluctant to disclose bowel or fecal incontinence – even when talking to their own physician. This ... accurate estimates of the true prevalence of bowel/fecal incontinence (ABL).
    https://aboutincontinence.org/what-is-incontinence/prevalence - External Health Links
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