About Incontinence
Many otherwise healthy, active people suffer from incontinence. Fecal incontinence (also called bowel incontinence) strikes people of all ages. It involves the accidental loss of solid or liquid stool.
"It's difficult to imagine the devastating impact bowel incontinence can have on a person's life without experiencing it directly."
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Leakage of gas (flatus) without loss of stool may also impair a person's quality of life and call for treatment. The term 'anal incontinence' may be used to refer to involuntary loss of gas as well as solid or liquid stool.
Incontinence is a distressing and isolating condition. Many people find it hard to talk about. Some never mention it to anyone, even their own doctor.
Incontinence has a major impact on social and work related aspects of life.
Incontinence is not part of the normal aging process. Incontinence crosses all age groups from children to older adults. It is more common among women and in the elderly of both sexes.
Damage to certain muscles or nerves, loss of storage capacity in the rectum, constant diarrhea, or poorly functioning pelvic floor muscles can cause fecal incontinence. Incontinence can also happen as a result of various diseases that affect the nervous system, and many cancer treatments. Yet, we rarely hear or talk about the bowel disorders associated with spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis (MS), diabetes, Parkinson's disease, prostate cancer, colon cancer, uterine cancer, and a host of other diseases.
There are numerous causes for incontinence. Most importantly, there are ways to treat and manage the condition.
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