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Good morning doctors. are there any surgical or medical treatments for not getting a feeling or "notifications" either by the sphincter or colon that it is time for a bm? not encopresis....just that i have to rely on myself and my stomach to have bm?

Q: good morning doctors. are there any surgical or medical treatments for not getting a feeling or "notifications" either by the sphincter or colon that it is time for a bm? not encopresis....just that i have to rely on myself and my stomach to have bm?

: Not that I am aware of. Just rely on what your body is telling you.

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Not that I am aware of. Just rely on what your body is telling you.

Answered 2/28/2023

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A member asked:

Good morning doctors. are there any surgical or medical treatments for not getting a feeling or "notifications" either by the sphincter or colon that it is time for a bm? not encopresis....just that i have to rely on myself and my stomach to have bm?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Daniel Berman answered

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