ALLMedicine™ Fecal Incontinence Center

Sep 14th, 2020 - Fecal incontinence is a chronic condition that can significantly affect a woman's quality of life. The pathogenesis of fecal incontinence is multifaceted and management ranges from supportive care, medical therapy to more invasive surgical procedu...

Sep 14th, 2020 - Nine percent of adult women experience episodes of fecal incontinence at least monthly. Fecal incontinence is more common in older women and those with chronic bowel disturbance, diabetes, obesity, prior anal sphincter injury, or urinary incontine...

Sep 9th, 2020 - Pathophysiology of fecal incontinence (FI) in children with anorectal malformations (AM) is not well understood. Standard or high-resolution anorectal manometry (ARM) does not identify radial asymmetry or localize abnormal sphincter function. 3D h...

Aug 24th, 2020 - The long-term effects of 1 or 2 consecutive obstetrical anal sphincter injuries on bowel continence are still inadequately investigated, and published results remain contradictory. This study aimed to present detailed descriptive measures of the c...

Aug 23rd, 2020 - To review the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, and management of primary constipation and fecal incontinence in the elderly. Among elderly people, 6.5%, 1.7%, and 1.1% have functional constipation, constipation-predominant IBS, and o...

Mar 26th, 2019 - Fecal incontinence, or the involuntary leakage of solid or loose stool, is estimated to affect 7-15% of community-dwelling women (1). It is associated with reduced quality of life, negative psychologic effects, and social stigma (2), yet many wome...

Jul 22nd, 2015 - The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons' Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Fecal Incontinence.|2015|Paquette IM,Varma MG,Kaiser AM,Steele SR,Rafferty JF,|diagnosis,etiology,therapy,

Jun 30th, 2015 - The scope of this updated practice parameter (last version 2007) is to address the evaluation and management of patients with fecal incontinence based on a thorough review of the published evidence.

Apr 1st, 2015 - Anorectal disorders such as dyssynergic defecation, fecal incontinence, levator ani syndrome, and solitary rectal ulcer syndrome are common, and affect both the adult and pediatric populations. Although they are treated with several treatment appr...

Jul 15th, 2014 - These guidelines summarize the definitions, diagnostic criteria, differential diagnoses, and treatments of a group of benign disorders of anorectal function and/or structure. Disorders of function include defecation disorders, fecal incontinence, ...

Sep 14th, 2020 - Fecal incontinence is a chronic condition that can significantly affect a woman's quality of life. The pathogenesis of fecal incontinence is multifaceted and management ranges from supportive care, medical therapy to more invasive surgical procedu...

Sep 14th, 2020 - Nine percent of adult women experience episodes of fecal incontinence at least monthly. Fecal incontinence is more common in older women and those with chronic bowel disturbance, diabetes, obesity, prior anal sphincter injury, or urinary incontine...

Sep 13th, 2020 - Alosetron tablets are indicated only for women with severe diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who have: chronic IBS symptoms (generally lasting 6 months or longer), had anatomic or biochemical abnormalities of the gastrointestinal...

Sep 9th, 2020 - Pathophysiology of fecal incontinence (FI) in children with anorectal malformations (AM) is not well understood. Standard or high-resolution anorectal manometry (ARM) does not identify radial asymmetry or localize abnormal sphincter function. 3D h...

Aug 24th, 2020 - The long-term effects of 1 or 2 consecutive obstetrical anal sphincter injuries on bowel continence are still inadequately investigated, and published results remain contradictory. This study aimed to present detailed descriptive measures of the c...

Sep 5th, 2019 - For first-line treatment of patients with fecal incontinence, pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is superior to attention-control massage, according to investigators. Source: American Gastroenterological Association In a study involving 98 patien.

Jul 19th, 2019 - Women with fecal incontinence but normal stool consistency should not expect much improvement from common first-line treatments, with little therapeutic difference between options emerging from the CAPABLe (Controlling Anal incontinence by Perform...

Jun 15th, 2019 - MADRID – More patients with limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (SSc) experienced improvement in gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms when given a gut microbiota transplant, compared with control subjects in a 16-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-.

Apr 26th, 2019 - The AGA Research Foundation offers its flagship grant, the AGA Research Scholar Award, to the most promising early career investigators. Kyle Staller, MD, MPH, an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, is no exception.

Oct 9th, 2018 - PHILADELPHIA – A low fermentable oligo-, di-, and monosaccharides and polyols (FODMAP) diet was associated with improvement in fecal incontinence in 64. 6% of patients who received dietary training, according to recent research presented at the Ame.