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S omewhere between 60 and 70 million Americans have digestive conditions like inflammatory bowel disease, acid reflux, chronic constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, and hemorrhoids. Some of ...
Fecal incontinence or constipation occurs when there is a problem with normal bowel functioning. This could be for a variety of reasons. The normal defecation pathway involves contractions of the colon which helps mix the contents, absorb water and propel the contents along. This results in feces moving along the colon to the rectum. [4]
Enteric neuropathy is a degenerative neuromuscular condition of the digestive system. [1] In simple terms the gut stops functioning, due to degradation of the nerves and muscles. The condition affects all parts of the digestive tract. There is no known cure or treatment for enteric neuropathy at this time; it is only possible to work on symptom ...
Significant overlap exists. For example, approximately 60% of patients with dyssynergic defecation also have STC. [21] In a study of 1,411 patients with chronic constipation referred to a tertiary center, 68% had normal transit constipation, 28% had evacuation disorders and less than 1% had slow transit constipation without any evacuation disorder.
The risk of postoperative urinary retention increases up to 2.11 fold for people older than 60 years. [ 6 ] Medications: Anticholinergics and medications with anticholinergic properties, alpha-adrenergic agonists , opiates , nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs), calcium-channel blockers and beta-adrenergic agonists , may increase the risk.
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Bladder symptoms affect women of all ages. However, bladder problems are most prevalent among older women. [80] Women over the age of 60 years are twice as likely as men to experience incontinence; one in three women over the age of 60 years are estimated to have bladder control problems. [74]
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 ]