Please share an interesting fact about living with bowel incontinence.

Ignore: Be sure to have a lot of fiber in diet. It can make stools more formed and decrease incontinence.

Ignore: Avoid medications that have an effect on sphincter muscles.

Ignore: Bowel incontinence can happen because of a lack of fiber in the diet.

Ignore: The same muscle group responsible for urinary continence is also responsible for fecal continence.

Ignore: Regular Kegel exercises may help strengthen pelvic floor muscles & get enough fiber and water daily.

Ignore: Awareness and behavioral modification in diet and BM under Doc's guidance are the mainstay of care.

Ignore: The shame and secrecy associated with it is one of the biggest barriers to fixing it.

Ignore: If you have bowel in continence go in for an eval. It is never normal.

Ignore: Fecal incontinence is often caused by a nerve imbalance and an effective therapy is neuromodulation.

Ignore: Most if them could be treated or managed.

Ignore: Surgery sometimes could be helpful.

Ignore: This is a problem that can potentially be solved surgically. Or medically (less often).

Fecal: Fecal Incontinence can be associated with diarrhea.

Fecal: Fecal Incontinence can be associated with constipation.

Fecal: Fecal Incontinence can be associated with Increased gas and abdominal bloating.

Rectal: Rectal Prolapse can be associated with BOWEL INCONTINENCE.

A: A rectocele can be associated with BOWEL INCONTINENCE.

Rectal/: Rectal/ anal surgery complications could be associated with BOWEL INCONTINENCE.

Hemorrhoid: Hemorrhoid surgery complications could be associated with BOWEL INCONTINENCE.

BOWEL: BOWEL INCONTINENCE can be a complication of radiation treatment.

FECAL: FECAL INCONTINENCE = stool leakage from the rectum.

FECAL: FECAL INCONTINENCE may occur when passing flatus.

Urgency: Urgency with diarrhea may lead to FECAL INCONTINENCE.

FECAL: FECAL INCONTINENCE may occur with liquid or formed stool.

Inflammatory: Inflammatory bowel diseases may sometimes be associated with FECAL INCONTINENCE.

Nerve: Nerve damage associated with Multiple Sclerosis may sometimes cause FECAL INCONTINENCE.

FECAL: FECAL INCONTINENCE may be a complication of Diabetes.

Injury: Injury with Child Birth may cause FECAL INCONTINENCE.

SPINAL: SPINAL CORD INJURIES can sometimes be associated with FECAL INCONTINENCE.

Chronic,: Chronic, forceful straining when stooling may be associated with FECAL INCONTINENCE.

A: A stroke may sometimes be associated with FECAL INCONTINENCE.

FECAL: FECAL INCONTINENCE may be associated with nerve damage from chronic constipation.

FECAL: FECAL INCONTINENCE may be associated with nerve/ muscle damage in the aged.

FECAL: FECAL INCONTINENCE is seen more often in women than men.

People: People with later stage dementia may lose bowel control.

Increased: Increased anal sphincter control can improve FECAL INCONTINENCE.

Anti-diarrheal: Anti-diarrheal medications may help reduce FECAL INCONTINENCE associated with DIARRHEA.

SPHINCTEROPLASTY: SPHINCTEROPLASTY (repair of anal sphincter) may surgically correct FECAL INCONTINENCE.

A: A SPHINCTER REPLACEMENT may surgically correct some forms of FECAL INCONTINENCE.

HEMORRHOID: HEMORRHOID SURGERY may correct FECAL INCONTINENCE.

Surgical: Surgical treatment of rectal prolapse may correct FECAL INCONTINENCE.

Hydration,: Hydration, ^ fiber & ^ exercise may help correct FECAL INCONTINENCE associated w constipation.

Improved: Improved pelvic floor strength may improve FECAL INCONTINENCE.

BOWEL: BOWEL TRAINING can be used to treat FECAL INCONTINENCE.

Sacral: Sacral nerve stimulation is not a first line treatment for FECAL INCONTINENCE.

FECAL: FECAL INCONTINENCE is sometimes associated with Crohn’s Disease.

Long: Long –term laxative use may lead to FECAL INCONTINENCE.

Psychiatric: Psychiatric problems/stress may sometimes be associated with FECAL INCONTINENCE.

About: About 10% of women over age 40 deal with FECAL INCONTINENCE.

Some: Some lactose intolerant people have FECAL INCONTINENCE issues after ingesting dairy foods.

Some: Some people experience exacerbation of FECAL INCONTINENCE after drinking alcohol.

Some: Some people experience exacerbation of FECAL INCONTINENCE after heavy caffeine use.

Some: Some people experience exacerbation of FECAL INCONTINENCE after eating spicy foods.

Some: Some people experience exacerbation of FECAL INCONTINENCE after fried / greasy foods.

Some: Some people experience exacerbation of FECAL INCONTINENCE after eating cure/smoked meats.

Some: Some people experience exacerbation of FECAL INCONTINENCE after use of artificial sweeteners.

Do: Do monitor to see if any foods increase your FECAL INCONTINENCE.

Most: Most patients who have bowel incontinence never discuss this with their doctor.