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  2. Bowel management - Wikipedia

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    Bowel management is the process which a person with a bowel disability uses to manage fecal incontinence or constipation. [1] People who have a medical condition which impairs control of their defecation use bowel management techniques to choose a predictable time and place to evacuate. [ 1 ]

  3. Fecal incontinence - Wikipedia

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    Fecal incontinence (FI), or in some forms, encopresis, is a lack of control over defecation, leading to involuntary loss of bowel contents — including flatus (gas), liquid stool elements and mucus, or solid feces. FI is a sign or a symptom, not a diagnosis.

  4. Surgical management of fecal incontinence - Wikipedia

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    The artificial bowel sphincter involves the implantation of 3 components: (i) A fluid filled silicone elastomer cuff placed around the anus, (ii) a liquid filled, pressure-regulating balloon positioned in the peritoneal fat, and (iii) a manual pump connecting these components (placed in either the labia majora or the scrotum). When the cuff is ...

  5. Implantable bulking agent - Wikipedia

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    Compared to other surgical treatment options for fecal incontinence, implantable bulking agents appear to be safe. [6] Therefore, it is also suitable for elderly or frail patients. [6] However, complications are sometimes reported. For example, acute sepsis (infection) at the implantation site has been rarely recorded. [6]

  6. National Association for Continence - Wikipedia

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    [5] [6] To achieve its objectives, NAFC offers publications and services, [1] such as: brochures detailing what every woman and man should know about bladder and bowel control, disease-specific booklets on multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, and Parkinson's disease, pelvic muscle exercise kits for men and women, Quality Care e-newsletter ...

  7. Perianal injectable bulking agent - Wikipedia

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    This was the original material used as a bulking agent, first used to treat urinary incontinence in 1964, and then about 20 years later it was the first material used as a bulking agent to treat FI. Polytef paste is polytetrafluoroethylene, glycerin and polysorbide. The particles are mostly very small in size (4–40-μm).

  8. Mitrofanoff procedure - Wikipedia

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    The Malone antegrade continence enema (MACE), used to treat fecal incontinence, is like the Mitrofanoff procedure as it uses the Mitrofanoff principle and, thus, can be considered an analogous procedure. [8] As fecal and urinary incontinence frequently co-exist, a MACE is often created at the same time as a continent catheterizable urinary ...

  9. Toileting - Wikipedia

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    In many patients, bowel movement is also measured. In some facilities, it is the standard procedure to record bowel movement of all patients. Bowel movement is generally measured by its size (small, medium, or large), given the amount. Additionally, if a patient has diarrhea, this is recorded.

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