Fecal incontinence
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Broader Terms
anorectal disorder, sign /symptom
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- Clinical and Cost Effectiveness of a Cleanser Protectant Lotion for Treatment of Perineal Skin Breakdown in Low-Risk Patients with Incontinence Perineal dermatitis due to urinary and/or fecal incontinence is a common problem.
- For example, it is known that the risk of fecal incontinence is increased by use of forceps or vacuum extraction, by high infant birth weight, and possibly by episiotomy.
- , Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN What is fecal incontinence? Fecal incontinence is the inability to control your bowel movements, causing stool (feces) to leak unexpectedly from your rectum.
- Norton If you think fecal incontinence is a problem of old age, you are partly right.
- In reality, fecal incontinence is a very common and often very treatable condition.
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