Fecal Incontinence: A Case Study

Obstruction to the flow of blood in the veins of the rectum, constipation or diarrhea, straining during bowel movements, lack of a high-fiber diet, sedentary life style, prolonged sitting in the toilet, postponing bowel movements, heavy lifting, lack of not enought liquids comsuption and heritage and some of the common causes of this condition. As explain above, pregnancy could be one cause too. Diseases such as rectal cancer can lead to hemorrhoids, frequent use of laxatives and in some patients vitamins deficiency or hypertension.

Difficulties with continence can affect an individual’s self-esteem, health and their day to day activities. Incontinence sufferers have been known to lose self-esteem and confidence and even withdraw from their usual circle of friends and family. The fear of being found out can make an individual feel ashamed of their condition. These feelings as a whole can impact negatively on an individual’s life. If the incontinence is due to a urinary infection, this could cause intimacy issues, leading to fear of rejection from a spouse. Family outings or sports activities may be affected due to fear of

If lifestyle changers and therapies and other treatments don’t relive your signs and symptoms, surgery may be an option. Surgery options include the surgeon removing the damaged portion of your digestive tract and reconnect it, surgery is

Crohn’s disease unfortunately has no cure, being that the cause is unknown. There are several drugs help controlling the disease, like prescription medications. Doctors can also recommend over the counter treatments such as pain relievers and supplements. People also can reduces the severity of the disease by having low fiber diets, regularly exercising. This helps control the inflammation and relieve abdominal pain, diarrhea and reduces rectal bleeding. For example, eating ripe bananas, apples, curd, and pureed vegetables can help maintain a good diet. Stress causes the symptoms to worsen so relaxations techniques like yoga can be super helpful. In more serious cases people may require surgery to clear out intestinal blockage, repair damage and treat symptoms that are hard to

In some instances, medication can be an effective treatment for incontinence. They work best if your condition is caused by bladder spasms. When your bladder spasms, it forces urine out. These spasms can happen frequently throughout the day when you least expect them. Medication relaxes the bladder muscles so the spasms stop or decrease in frequency. Relaxed muscles also allow your bladder to hold more urine, so you can decrease the number of times you need to use the bathroom.

Firstly, doctors provide drugs to help prevent your intestines from further inflammation and to relieve symptoms. These drugs also help to stop the symptoms from appearing. Many use Aminosalicylates, which treat the mild stages of the disease and they help to control the level of inflammation. Antibiotics, another common medication helps to treat and heal infections and symptoms. Corticosteroids are very powerful and are used during the late stages, and are very effective as they are fast-acting, but can cause major side effects. Besides medications, surgery is also an option, where parts of your digestive tract will be removed and repositioned, connecting it to healthy parts. Surgery may be considered generally in the severe stages to close up opened tissue, drain out waste or to widen the narrowed intestines. In addition, you may also consider taking nutrient therapy, where nutrients are injected into your veins to relieve your bowel, or you would be asked to follow a low-fiber diet in order to reduce the risk of blocking your

Different causes and cofactors of constipation should be assessed by performing an exhaustive patient assessment. After modifiable daily life routine has been changed, the first line of treatment should start with simple and inexpensive laxatives, if it fails opioids reduction treatment and also opioids antagonist may be used. It is important to always focus on the patient perceptions and culture. The review of literature has shown significant results about the use of pretreatment with laxatives, but not antiemetic, to reduce the incidence of OIC among patients. Therefore, it is important to create awareness among nurses and all healthcare practitioners about this important issue so as to promote early intervention and premedication to prevent OIC among

Treating irritable bowel syndrome isn't easy because each person has slightly different symptoms. If constipation seems to be more predominant, then it will help to eat an IBS diet that contains a higher amount of fiber in it. But if someone has diarrhea, then they should take over-the-counter medications that will coat the stomach

Diarrhea describes bowel movements (stool) that are loose and watery. Diarrhea is a common condition and is usually not serious. Many people will have diarrhea once or twice a year. It typically lasts two to three days and can be treated with over-the-counter medicines.

Sitting down on the toilet instead of squatting. This prevents fecal matter from being dropped and left on the toilet seat.

"When one is not able to control the muscles in pelvic floor to have a bowel movement, it is called pelvic floor dysfunction".People with the pelvic floor dysfunction contract these muscles rather than relax them. Because of this, they cannot have a bowel movement, or they have an incomplete one.

Introduction; Chronic constipation is an annoying common bowel problem which has significant impact on health expenses and quality of life. Up to 50% of chronic constipation patients are outlet dysfunction type constipation, which divided in to structural and functional causes. Functional defecation disorders include dyssynergic defecation (paradoxical contraction or failure to relax the pelvic floor and anal muscles during defecation). Patients with dyssynergic defecation are often unresponsive to common conservative medical treatment, and surgical methods has poor benefit and can be lead to anal incontinence. Therefore, behavioral treatment such as biofeedback therapy is the best choice for this functional disability.

Urinary incontinence is a real and disruptive condition that may affect all age groups but, in particular, post-menopausal women. The urinary system is composed of the kidney, ureters, bladder, and urethra. At the end of the urethra is the urethral sphincter which is a band of muscle in the wall of the urethra that controls the release of urine from the body. Typically, the urethral sphincter remains closed except during urination. The

Added to that, poor bowel habits, the irritable bowel syndrome, hemmoroids, pregnancy, medications, and laxative abuse. A person can initiate a cycle of constipation by disregard the urge to have a bowel elimination . Some people do this to avoid using public toilets, others because they are too busy or did not have enough time. After A period of time, a person may stop feeling the urge. So, the people should prevent the causes of altered intestinal elimination to avoid the constipation and its

The word constipation comes from the Latin constipare meaning "to press, crowd together". Constipation is a condition in which a person infrequently (generally fewer than three per a week) passes hard faeces or stools. Patients sometimes complain of straining, a feeling of incomplete evacuation of faces, and abdominal or perianal discomfort. (Macpherson, 2002).