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A 57-year-old female asked:

I was rearended in accident 1 year ago, mri showed l4 l5 s1 slip disc, since then i have back lower, hip pain, having bowel accidents more often daily?

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Dr. Jeffrey Oppenheimer
Dr. Jeffrey Oppenheimeranswered
Neurosurgery 39 years experience
Urgent evaluation. : Large central disc herniation can compress the nerves to the bowel and bladder and this is called cauda equina syndrome. Urgent surgical evaluation indicated within the the first 48 hours.
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Dr. Paul Lynch
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See Pain Doctor: You need a thorough workup. If you are having bowel incontinence you should probably get an EMG and consider seeing a surgeon. Check out paindoctor.Com for good doc near you.
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