Fecal incontinence (FI), or in some forms encopresis, is a lack of control over defecation, leading to involuntary loss of bowel contents, both liquid stool elements and mucus, or solid feces. When this loss includes flatus (gas) it is referred to as anal incontinence. ... increased rectal volume (megarectum), may cause fecal loading and overflow ...

13 May 2020 ... Anal leakage, or fecal incontinence, can cause stool to leak from the anus. ... This overflow of watery stool might look like diarrhea and soil ...

Examination should include rectal (placement of anus, sphincter tone, anal reflex, quantity and character of stool, presence of fissures) and neurologic evaluation ( ...

1 Dec 2020 ... Injury to the rings of muscle at the end of the rectum (anal sphincter) may make it difficult to hold stool back properly. This kind of damage can ...

14 Feb 2020 ... Many cases are caused by diarrhoea, constipation, or weakening of the muscle that controls the opening of the anus. It can also be caused by ...

2 Sep 2020 ... ○Anal incontinence is defined as the involuntary loss of solid or liquid feces or flatus. Based on the mechanism of incontinence, fecal ...

The internal anal sphincter (IAS) is under involuntary control of the body's ... Paradoxical diarrhea or overflow incontinence may occur is a a person who has ...

Constipation, Overflow incontinence. Rectum, Poor capacity and compliance, Radiation proctitis. Scleroderma. Rectal neoplasms. LAR/coloanal anastamosis ...

The internal anal sphincter (IAS) provides most of the resting anal pressure and is ... of stool, causing fecal impaction, mega-rectum, and fecal overflow.

Surgery can reduce sensation in the anal canal when correcting: ... be able to feel the fullness, developing severe constipation and then soiling due to overflow.