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Bowel incontinence
Leaking bowel movements are a clinical finding in which a person has small amounts of fluid-like feces that involuntarily leave their body.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
14 year experience in family medicine
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A 35-year old asked:
Is bowel incontinence common?
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A 39-year old asked:
Which physician treats bowel incontinence?
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What should I do if I have bowel incontinence?
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A member asked:
What is the definition or description of: Bowel Incontinence?
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A 33-year old asked:
How should i consult a doctor if a loved one has bowel incontinence?
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A 30-year old female asked:
With bowel incontinence, should you be more worried when you CANT feel when it happens? What does this mean as opposed to if you can? not full BM occu
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A 26-year old male asked:
Can bulges at L3-L5 weaken sphincter muscle and cause some degree of bowel incontinence?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Can compression of nerves in the thoracic spine cause bowel incontinence And moderate back pain?
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A 26-year old male asked:
L3-4 spinal stenosis and left para central herniation. Would pressure from herniation affect sphincter muscle and cause minor bowel incontinence?
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A 19-year old male asked about a 24-year old female:
Cn meningitis cause slurred speech, stiffness in leg n arm, bowel incontinence, poor recognition power all together? Hw long it takes to cure fully?
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A 19-year old male asked about a 24-year old female:
Diagnosed wid TB Meningitis my frnd hs slurred speech, stiffness in leg n arm, missing periods, bowel incontinence. Will it go with time wid TB meds?
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A 19-year old male asked about a 22-year old female:
Hw lng it cn tk to be normal again aftr JE if a person is hvng left side weakness, slurred voice and bowel & bladder incontinence. r these common?
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A 34-year old asked:
Does fecal incontinence involve a strong urge to have a bowel movement? Or do you generally expel without warning?
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A 20-year old male asked:
I evacuate my bowels 2-3 times a day.Sometimes I have to strain.D\Would this cause problems(incontinence) in the long run? I'm 22.
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A 53-year old male asked:
What tests can be used to diagnose a incomplete bowel movement and fecal incontence. I have had a colonoscopy. What do I need to ask my doctor?
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A 34-year old asked:
Are diapers a good solution for my incontinence?
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A 30-year old asked:
Could I have urge incontinence?
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A 39-year old asked:
I think i have urge incontinence?
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A 33-year old asked:
What are the tests for bladder incontinence?
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A 34-year old asked:
what exactly are the signs of urge incontinence?
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A 31-year old asked:
Masturbating causes incontinence? Have no other reason for it
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A 24-year old asked:
How should I dispose incontinence pads or colostomy bags?
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A 24-year old asked:
What exactly causes urinary incontinence?
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A 43-year old asked:
Is there a cure for urinary incontinence?
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A 32-year old asked:
What are the causes of fecal incontinence?
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A 44-year old asked:
What are the tests for fecal incontinence?
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A 46-year old asked:
Can urinary incontinence be totally cured?
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A 32-year old asked:
What is fecal incontinence? Any treatment?
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A 40-year old asked:
What drugs can cause urinary incontinence?
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A 37-year old asked:
What's the remedy for urinary incontinence?
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