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Stool leaking (incontinence)
Fecal incontinence is a condition in which there is lack of bowel movement control. While it is normal in infants, fecal incontinence can be due to nervous system or gut problems such as severe constipation in adults.
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35 year experience in Pediatrics
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A 38-year old male asked:
My Stepdaughter is experiencing poor personal hygiene, incontinence and holding bowel movements. The following also describes her: Leaking stool. ...
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A 51-year old male asked:
I am experiencing back injury, difficult stools, leaking urine, loss of sex drive, numbness or tingling (time frame: gradual) (side: one side only) , ?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Can an enlarged prostate cause incontinence and leaking of urine?
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A 44-year old asked:
What products work best for stool incontinence?
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A 35-year old asked:
What are surgery options for stool incontinence?
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A 40-year old asked:
If I leak during pregnancy will I have incontinence later in life?
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A 47-year old asked:
How can I stop leaking from urinary incontinence?
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A 38-year old asked:
Sometimes I get sudden urges to pee and then leak. Is this urge incontinence?
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A 46-year old asked:
Lately, my bladder always seems to leak or let loose completely when i push to defecate. Age 47. Is this an early stage of incontinence?
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A 32-year old male asked:
I have urge incontinence and leak urine. My urinalysis was normal. I do drink lots of caffeine each day. Could that cause my incontinence?
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A 24-year old female asked:
My grandpa's 80yrs, diabetic for about 50yrs, and having IBS for 5years. Till last month, he got stool incontinence, unfortunately! what can I do for hi?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Sudden urge incontinence, can hardly hold in my urine, the moment I feel the urge to go I cannot get to a toilet fast enough. Before I even undress or open the toilet lid, Im leaking urine. Never had this before; whats wrong?
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A 19-year old female asked:
If I hold my urine in for long periods of time with this later cause problems?Like having incontinence or small drops leaked ? Bec. I do that when I'm not home due to reasons but I'm afraid that urine drops will be on my clothes this makes me anxious?
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A 38-year old male asked:
Having some small liquid stool incontinence following anal fissure 1 yr ago. Is this something that is fixable? Living w/it is difficult.
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A 30-year old female asked:
I had a significant episode of urinary incontinence on April 10, peeing through my pants. Since then, I have been experiencing (mostly) small daily leaks, with no urge but a feeling of openness. What is this feeling and will I be incontinent foreve?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Proctitis ...Long history of ibs. Recently i've had blood and mucus with my stool and some incontinence as well.. I've also had pain in my rectum?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Do symptoms of vaginal obstetric tears always come back after menopause? If my 3a symptoms (wind and stool incontinence (when stool is soft)) are fully healed in some time should I expect them to return after menopause?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Small yellow beadlike ball in underwear, before loose stool happend twice. Anything to worry about? Or just hard mucus or incontinence.
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A female asked:
Will vaginal rejuvenation help reduce my incontinence? I'm 50 and i've had three children. I'm having more and more leaks after i urinate and during sex. I've done kegels for months, but don't seem to have any luck preventing these accidents. Is vaginal r
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A 18-year old male asked:
Foul bo after anus trauma, weak muscles, incontinence of flatus and stool, excessive perpiration in the region since injury. What is it?
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A 34-year old female asked:
2 days post op from anterior repair of vagina. Now feel like leaking urine a bit. Never had stress incontinence before. Is this normal? Will it go?
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A member asked:
Do you have any suggestions for healing fecal incontinence? I've had trouble with fecal incontinence for 4 months. Small amounts unexpectedly, especially during high impact sports, and sometimes when passing gas. Excessively soft and frequent stools seem
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A 49-year old female asked:
Can a hysterectomy cause incontinence? I had a partial hysterectomy (removal of the uterus and cervix) in june 2010. A few months ago i started noticing that i would wet my pants and not even know it. I don't just leak a little bit of pee, but actually qu
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A 21-year old female asked:
Skin irritation in buttocks, have stool incontinence &used to wipe alot.used hydrocortisone for week improved but not healed.continue using ointment ?
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A 25-year old male asked:
I had an MRI 10 days after noticing leaking of urine and strange feelings in the rectum that showed a mild central disc extrusion at L5-S1 without spinal cord compression. I have incontinence and numbness in the groin/genital area. What is this?
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A 27-year old male asked about a male:
My brother has been struggling over the years with urinary incontinence and the same problem with feces. He has seen urologists in Honduras but they dont have a treatment! What would you recommend to get him into a treatment as soon as possible?
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A 41-year old female asked:
I had a soap suds enema at a hospital ER after trying to manually remove feces. Now having fecal incontinence. Did the enema cause this? Take miralax (polyethylene glycol)
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A 34-year old asked:
Why would I be leaking urine?
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A 46-year old asked:
Am i squirting or leaking urine?
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A 41-year old asked:
What can I do to stop leaking urine during sex?
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