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What is the relationship between constipation and incontinence?
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Overflow...: It seems paradoxical but constipation can lead to a 'solid mass' of stool around which only liquid can flow...Leading to spurious diarrhea than can be difficult to control. This, in turn, can lead to incontinence.
Answered 2/29/2012
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Cause and effect: Severe constipation can sometimes result in impaction which distends the rectum. Liquid stool above the impaction then leaks around the impaction causing leakage and incontinence. This is called encopresis.
Answered 3/18/2012
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