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digestive system, inflatable artificial sphincter, uncontrollable passage of feces, loss of bowel control, fecal incontinence, incontinence, bowel, bowel incontinence, loss of bowel control, resulting in involuntary passage of feces, range, leakage of stool, the passage of gas to a complete loss of control of bowel movements, urinary incontinence, a separate topic, the inability to control the passage of urine, among people over the age of 65, women more frequently experience bowel incontinence, 13 out of every women reporting loss of bowel control, most common cause of bowel incontinence, ironically, constipation, constipation causes, muscles, the anus, intestines to stretch, weaken, weakened muscles, prevent the rectal sphincter from tightly closing thus resulting in leakage of stool, weakened intestinal muscles, further slow down the transit time, the bowels, making it difficult to pass stools, further worsening the constipation, chronic stretching, the anal, intestinal muscles, make the nerves, the anus, rectum less responsive, presence of stool, in the rectum, ability, hold stool, maintain continence, normal function, the rectum, anus, nervous system, additionally, person must possess the physical, psychological ability to recognize, urge to defecate, incontinence, reported, incontinence is not a hopeless situation, proper treatment, the majority of people, the problem, eliminated altogether, chronic constipation, impacted stool, in the rectum diarrhea, stool leakage around the impacted stool, encopresis, severe diarrhea that overwhelms the ability to control passage of stool, in women, injury, anal sphincter muscles, due to childbirth, stress of unfamiliar environment, decreased awareness of sensation of bowel fullness, nerve, muscle damage, from stroke, trauma, tumor, radiation, emotional disturbance, psychological, gynecological, prostate, rectal surgery, severe hemorrhoids, rectal prolapse, colectomy, bowel resection surgery, chronic laxative abuse, treatment of bowel incontinence should begin, identifying the cause, the incontinence, taking measures, the dysfunction, several measures, promote normal bowel function, enhance the tone, the rectal sphincter, medications, bowel incontinence attributed to diarrhea, medications, control the diarrhea, potentially eliminate the bowel incontinence, loperamide, imodium, has antidiarrheal properties, increases the tone, the rectal muscle, antidiarrheal medications include cholinergic medications, belladonna, atropine, decrease intestinal secretions, bowel motility, opium derivatives, paregoric, codeine, increase intestinal tone, decreases bowel motility, diphenoxylate, lomotil, decreases bowel motility, slows the movement of stool, the bowel, medications, control bowel incontinence include medications that reduce the water content, in the stools, activated charcoal, kaopectate, protect the intestinal lining from irritation, amphogel, pepto-bismol, absorb fluid, add bulk, stools, metamucil, medication evaluation, review all medications that take, certain medications, increase the frequency of bowel incontinence, in older people, medications, sedatives, hypnotics, laxatives, narcotics, antacids, muscle relaxants, surgery, people who experience bowel incontinence despite medical management, require surgical intervention, the dysfunction, several different surgical options exist, is used, the bowel incontinence, person's general condition, rectal sphincter repair, sphincter repair is performed on people, an incompetent rectal sphincter, a result of injury, aging, procedure consists of re-attaching the rectal muscles to tighten the sphincter, increase the capacity, the anus, gracilis muscle transplant, loss of nerve function, the rectal sphincter, gracilis muscle transplants have been performed, restore bowel continence, control, gracilis muscle is taken, inner thigh, encircle the sphincter, providing sphincter muscle tone, artificial bowel sphincter, patients treated, an artificial bowel sphincter, artificial sphincter consists of three parts, a cuff that fits around the anal canal, a pressure regulating balloon, a pump that inflates the cuff, artificial sphincter is surgically implanted around the rectal sphincter, cuff remains inflated to maintain continence, person has a bowel movement by deflating the cuff, cuff, automatically re-inflate in 10 minutes, fecal diversion, a fecal diversion is performed, not amenable to other therapies, a colostomy is created, stool is diverted out, an abdominal wall stoma, continuously wear an ostomy appliance to contain the stool, diet, bowel incontinence often occurs, a result of a deceased ability, the rectal sphincter to handle large amounts of liquid stool, simply modifying the diet, reduce the occurrence of bowel incontinence, alcohol, caffeine intake, eliminated, diarrhea, resulting incontinence is some people, additionally, certain people, unable to digest lactose, a sugar found in most dairy products, develop severe diarrhea after intake of such foods, food additives nutmeg, sorbitol have been shown to cause diarrhea in susceptible people, adding bulk, diet, thicken the stool, decrease the amount, stools, certain foods thicken the stools, rice, bananas, yogurt, cheese, an increase in fiber, 30 grams daily, from whole-wheat grains, bran adds bulk, diet, additionally, psyllium-containing products metamucil, add bulk, stools, enteral feedings, formula tube feedings, cause diarrhea, bowel incontinence, diarrhea, bowel incontinence that is occurring, enteral tube feedings, consult health care provider, dietitian, the feedings, changed, bulk agents, added, formula, fecal impaction, constipation, fecal impaction, contribute to fecal incontinence, loss of rectal tone, leakage of watery, liquid stool around the fecal impaction, once a fecal impaction has developed, laxatives, enemas, little help, in this case a health care provider, insert one, two fingers, rectum, break the mass into fragments so that it, expelled, prevent further development of fecal impaction, fiber, added, diet to promote normal stool consistency, an adequate intake of fluids, exercise, enhance normal stool consistency, therapy, a person is frequently incontinent of stool, special external fecal collection devices, contain the stool, protect the skin from breakdown, devices consist of a drainable pouch attached to an adhesive wafer, wafer has a hole cut, the center which fits over the anal opening, bowel incontinence, due to a lack of sphincter control, decreased awareness, the urge to defecate, benefit, a bowel retraining program, exercise therapies aimed at restoring normal muscle tone, - bowel retraining program, special care must be, maintain bowel control, a decreased ability to recognize the urge to defecate, impaired mobility that prevents them from independently, safely using the toilet, assist the person, use the toilet after meals, promptly respond, person's request, use the toilet, toileting needs, unanswered, a pattern of negative reinforcement, in this case the urge to defecate is no longer associated, appropriate actions, toileting safety , incontinence of feces, child, previously toilet trained, incontinence of feces in an adult, skin irritation, ulceration, a result of fecal incontinence, health care provider, perform a physical examination, focusing on the abdomen, rectum, a digital exam, the rectum, anus, insert a lubricated finger, rectum to evaluate sphincter tone, anal reflexes, to check, abnormalities, the rectal area, medical history, bowel incontinence in detail, has happened, to cause emotional upset, the patient confused, disoriented, child, was, previously toilet trained, did, have trouble, toilet training, describe problem, does this occur, how long has incontinence been a problem, how does this happen each day, aware, the need to defecate, leak, what, consistency, the stool, describe the amount, stool leakage, discharge, gas, large amount, stool, what surgeries have had, what injuries have had, what medications, take, drink coffee, drink alcohol, describe usual diet, diagnostic tests, stool culture, person has chronic diarrhea, blood tests, barium enema, defecography, x-ray procedure using a contrast material to visualize the bowel the person defecates, balloon sphincterogram, x-ray procedure using a contrast material to evaluate, how well the sphincter contracts, anal manometry, measures anal sphincter tone, rectal, pelvic ultrasound, emg.