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Topic: Bowel urgency

1. Fact Sheet: The Etiology of Fecal Incontinence: Causes and Diagnosis

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   By: Robert D. Madoff, MD, FACS

   Fecal incontinence is a distressing and isolating condition whose true community prevalence is unknown. The failure to identify patients with fecal incontinence is tragic because the condition is for the most part treatable. And because proper treatment depends upon accurate diagnosis, it is important to understand the common causes of fecal incontinence.

   Topics: Bowel urgency, Incontinence
   Non-Member Price: $0.99

2. Fact Sheet: Medical Management of Fecal Incontinence

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   By: Ann C. Lowry, MD, FACS

   The cause as well as the severity of incontinence determines its treatment. Some people have a problem that can be corrected with surgery. However, many do not. For those who do not have surgery, medical management is the initial treatment. Revised and updated 2009.

   Topics: Bowel urgency, Incontinence
   Non-Member Price: $0.99

3. Fact Sheet: Research Priorities for Fecal Incontinence: The Patient's Perspective

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   By: Nancy J. Norton, President, IFFGD

   Incontinence is a disorder that affects men and women of all ages, often with devastating personal and societal consequences. It can lead to social isolation, loss of employment, and institutionalization. The economic impact has been estimated at $16 to $26 billion annually in the U.S. Fecal incontinence is estimated to affect 2%-7% of adults while urinary incontinence occurs in a third of adults and is severe enough to interfere with the quality of life and work in 6%. In the IFFGD survey, IBS in the Real World, 25% of respondents with IBS reported loss of bowel control.

   Topics: Bowel urgency, IFFGD, General Interest, Incontinence, Research
   Non-Member Price: FREE

4. Fact Sheet: Managing Bowel Incontinence: Dietary Measures

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   By: Information Adapted from the National Diseases Information Clearinghouse NIH

   Treatment of fecal incontinence depends on the cause and severity; it may include dietary changes, medication, bowel training, or surgery. More than one treatment may be necessary for successful control since continence is a complicated chain of events. Revised and updated 2012.

   Topics: Bowel urgency, Incontinence
   Non-Member Price: FREE

5. Fact Sheet: Biofeedback, Incontinence, and the Patient’s Perspective

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   By: Nancy J. Norton, President, IFFGD

   From a presentation at a symposium on Treatment of Bowel, Bladder, and Pelvic Floor Disorders. Bowel or bladder incontinence is a 24 hour, seven day a week challenge. One never escapes it, for many it is even in our dreams. A personal account from the Founder of IFFGD.

   Topics: Bowel urgency, CAM, Complementary & Alternative Treatments, Incontinence, Pelvic floor disorders
   Non-Member Price: FREE

6. Fact Sheet: Biofeedback, Incontinencia, y la Perspectiva del Paciente

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   By: Nancy J. Norton, President, IFFGD

   Quisiera agradecer a Jeannette Tries por la invitación para estar aquí con Uds. esta mañana. Me han solicitado que conversara desde la perspectiva del paciente sobre como vivir con incontinencia o con trastornos del piso pelviano. Con un espíritu de total divulgación, puedo decir que he sido paciente de Jeannette en el pasado y puedo decir que ella es alguien que me ha devuelto la vida cuando otros han desestimado mis problemas de salud y me han demostrado no tener tiempo para mí.

   Topics: Bowel urgency, CAM, Complementary & Alternative Treatments, Incontinence
   Non-Member Price: $0.99

7. Fact Sheet: Report from IFFGD Research Award Winner: Mechanisms of Fecal Incontinence

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   By: Adil E. Bharucha, MD

   In this article, I will try to provide a flavor for our research activities and highlight what we understand about the mechanisms of fecal incontinence and constipation. Fecal incontinence is a relatively common symptom. In listening to patients, I realized that fecal incontinence could have a devastating impact on lifestyle, that our understanding of factors responsible for incontinence was limited, and that available therapies were of variable efficacy. Therefore, our studies are directed toward answering several important questions pertaining to "idiopathic" fecal incontinence, that is fecal incontinence not resulting from another underlying disease such as multiple sclerosis.

   Topics: Anal, Rectal Disorders, Bowel urgency, Incontinence, Motility, Pelvic floor disorders, Research
   Non-Member Price: FREE

8. Fact Sheet: Incontinencia Fecal y la Edad

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   By: William F. Norton, Communications Director, IFFGD; Jeanette Tries, PhD, OTR

   Con la edad ocurren muchos cambios y la pérdida de la continencia fecal se vuelve más probable. Las enfermedades orgánicas, los cambios del hábito intestinal y otros factores, afectan la habilidad de mantener el control. La pérdida de la continencia fecal es muy común. Le ocurre a mucha gente. Existen muchas formas de encontrar ayuda para este problema. Este folleto le ayudará a comprender que es lo que ocurre y qué puede hacer para mejorarlo.

   Topics: Bowel urgency, Constipation, difficult to pass stools, Diarrhea, loose stools, Incontinence, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Other Disorders/Symptoms, Pelvic floor disorders
   Non-Member Price: FREE

9. Fact Sheet: Cambios en el Control de los Esfínteres por el Parto

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   By: William F. Norton, Communications Director, IFFGD; Jeanette Tries, PhD, OTR

   Muchas mujeres desarrollan problemas en el control de los esfínteres durante o después del embarazo. Los cambios pueden ocurrir en los músculos y nervios que ayudan a controlar la salida de gases, orina o heces fecales. Los problemas con el control de esfínteres pueden aparecer inmediatamente o varios años después del parto. Existen varias formas para mejorar el control de esfínteres. Saber como hablar con su médico para que entienda su problema, puede ayudarle a encontrar soluciones.

   Topics: Bowel urgency, Incontinence, Pelvic floor disorders
   Non-Member Price: FREE