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From:Student BMJ (Vol. 11) Peer-ReviewedFaecal incontinence, not a glamorous area of medicine, has changed markedly in its recognition and management over the past 10 years. Patients and doctors can now talk about it because the taboo is disappearing. The...
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From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 305, Issue 6855) Peer-ReviewedFecal incontinence can be caused by rectal prolapse, proctitis (inflammation of the rectum), complications of childbirth, trauma, a lack of sensation that occurs in the elderly or damage to nerves of the pelvic floor....
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From:Nursing Older People (Vol. 17, Issue 9) Peer-ReviewedSummary Bowel problems can be devastating for patients and those who care for them. Accurate assessment is essential in determining the cause of symptoms and deciding treatment and management strategies. Treatment...
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From:Reactions Weekly (Issue 1312)A 62-year-old woman with schizophrenia experienced daily episodes of both urinary and faecal incontinence during uptitration of clozapine; at that time, she was receiving clozapine 200mg [frequency, route and duration...
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From:AJOT: American Journal of Occupational Therapy (Vol. 67, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedOBJECTIVE. We present the case report of a 3-yr-old boy with retentive fecal incontinence and sensory overresponsivity. Sensory integration theory was used to address the overresponsivity affecting the child's ability...
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From:Reactions Weekly (Issue 1254)[S] A 49-year-old man with symptomatic generalised epilepsy experienced an exacerbation of the disorder after starting duloxetine for depression, and again after receiving paroxetine. The man's medical history was...
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From:Neural Regeneration Research (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedByline: Amanda. White, Gregory. Holmes The devastating losses following traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) encompass the motor, sensory and autonomic nervous systems. Neurogenic bowel is a slow transit colonic...
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From:Oncology, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Reports (Vol. 3, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedByline: Seyed. Vahid Hosseini, Zarenezhad. Mohammad, Babak. Sabet, Falahi. Sakineh, Saeed. Gholamzadeh Background: The bulking agents have provided an effective means of treating adults with internal sphincter (IS)...
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From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 320, Issue 7227) Peer-ReviewedPregnant women who receive an episiotomy during labor may develop fecal incontinence. An episiotomy is an incision the doctor makes below the vagina to make the birth opening wider. In a study of 626 pregnant women,...
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From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 305, Issue 6856) Peer-ReviewedElderly individuals suffer from a variety of colorectal abnormalities. One of the most common is constipation, especially among individuals with decreased mobility. Another common disorder is fecal incontinence, or the...
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From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 309, Issue 6957) Peer-ReviewedI wriggled my body off the bed and felt my coccyx give way with a big push. Our first child was born. A beautiful baby girl, weighing in at 3 kg, we were both overwhelmed with love and joy. The midwife delivered the...
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From:Ostomy Quarterly (Vol. 33, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedA recent survey of inconTact members, an organization for people with bowel and bladder problems based in London, England was conducted by Smith & Nephew. in this survey, travel was cited as the lifestyle area most...
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From:Family Practice News (Vol. 34, Issue 11)FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. -- Many modalities can bring relief and improve the quality of life of patients with fecal incontinence, but physicians must weigh the potential risks and benefits of conservative and surgical...
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From:Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research (Vol. 2, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedA study published in the April 2002 issue of Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, reveals that quality of life (QoL) is significantly improved after implantation of an artificial sphincter in patients treated for severe...
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From:MedSurg Nursing (Vol. 25, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedStrategies that improve the regularity and efficiency of defecation can eliminate or minimize episodes of fecal incontinence. The medical-surgical nurse's role in identifying patients with fecal incontinence is...
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From:Gut (Vol. 53, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedWe report on the development and preliminary validation of a new scale to measure the impact of faecal incontinence (FI) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). FI has been defined as the involuntary or...
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From:Nursing Standard (Vol. 20, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedSummary This article aims to increase understanding of the bowel care needs of patients with spinal cord injury. Spinal cord injury centres provide expert bowel management for these patients but healthcare staff in...
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From:American Family Physician (Vol. 104, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedClinical Question Does pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) help prevent or treat urinary or fecal incontinence during pregnancy or after delivery? Evidence-Based Answer Structured PFMT beginning early in pregnancy...
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From:Contemporary Long Term Care (Vol. 23, Issue 4)* 51% of nursing home residents are incontinent. * 63.9% of consumers are dissatisfied with incontinence treatment measures. * Incontinence care requires 25 minutes per change. * Cost of incontinence is $5.2...
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From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 320, Issue 7249) Peer-ReviewedTraining is needed in the recognition and repair of perineal trauma EDITOR--The finding by Signorello et al that midline episiotomy may impair anal continence is valuable and highlights the effect of perineal trauma...