- bowel incontinence
- fecal i.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
bowel incontinence
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Bowel management — is a medical approach to manage fecal incontinence or constipation. [Ramon S Lansang [http://www.emedicine.com/pmr/TOPIC230.HTM Bowel Management] eMedicine May 7, 2008] [Marc A Levitt [http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2963.htm Constipation and… … Wikipedia
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Incontinence — Inability to control excretions. Urinary incontinence is inability to keep urine in the bladder. Fecal incontinence is inability to retain feces in the rectum. * * * 1. Inability to prevent the discharge of any of the excretions, especially of… … Medical dictionary
incontinence — n. 1) (urinary incontinence) the inappropriate involuntary passage of urine, resulting in wetting. Stress incontinence is the loss of urine on exertion (e.g. coughing and straining). It is common in women in whom the muscles of the pelvic floor… … The new mediacal dictionary
incontinence — n 1. licentiousness, libertinism, debauchery, dissoluteness, dolce vita, dissipation, profligacy, profligateness; lechery, lewdness, Pathol. satyriasis, goatishness, Pathol. nymphomania; concupiscence, lust, prurience, pruriency; lustfulness,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Fecal incontinence — ICD 10 R15 ICD 9 787.6 Fecal incontinence (or faecal incontinence, FI) is the loss of regular control of the bowels. Involuntary excretion and leaking are common occurrences for those affected. Subjects relating to defecation … Wikipedia
Urinary incontinence — Classification and external resources ICD 10 N39.3 N39.4, R32 … Wikipedia
Fecal incontinence — Inability to hold feces in the rectum. This is due to failure of voluntary control over the anal sphincters permitting untimely passage of feces and gas. Also called rectal incontinence. * * * incontinence of the feces failure of control of the… … Medical dictionary
active incontinence — urinary or fecal incontinence in which the bowel or bladder is emptied involuntarily, but at regular intervals and in the normal way … Medical dictionary
Kegel exercise — A Kegel exercise, named after Dr. Arnold Kegel, consists of contracting and relaxing the muscles which form part of the pelvic floor (sometimes called the Kegel muscles ). Explanation The aim of Kegel exercises is to fortify muscle tone by… … Wikipedia
