(bowel incontinence) Bowel incontinence is the inability to control your bowels. When you feel the urge to have a bowel movement, you may not be able to hold it until you get to a toilet. Millions of Americans have this problem. It affects people of all ages - children and adults. It is more common in women and older adults. It is not a normal part of aging. Causes include Constipation; Damage to muscles or nerves of the anus and rectum; Diarrhea; Pelvic floor disorders. Treatments include changes in diet, medicines, bowel training, or surgery. NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Failure of control of the anal sphincters, with involuntary passage of feces and flatus; it may be either psychogenic or organic in origin.

Failure of voluntary control of the anal sphincters, with involuntary passage of feces and flatus.

(bowel incontinence) Inability to control the escape of stool from the rectum.

Inability to control voluntary passage of feces from the body.

Inability to hold stool in the rectum.

(bowel incontinence) Involuntary fecal soiling in adults and children who have usually already been toilet trained.

Involuntary passage of stool from the rectum.

A disorder characterized by inability to control the escape of stool from the rectum.

Fecal incontinence is involuntary defecation. Fecal incontinence can result from injuries or diseases of the spinal cord, congenital abnormalities, accidental injuries to the rectum and anus, procidentia, diabetes, severe dementia, fecal impaction, extensive inflammatory processes, tumors, obstetric injuries, and operations involving...

Fecal incontinence is one of the most psychologically and socially debilitating conditions in an otherwise healthy individual. It can lead to social isolation, loss of self-esteem and self-confidence, and depression.

Fecal incontinence is the inability to control bowel movements, causing stool (feces) to leak unexpectedly from the rectum. Also called bowel incontinence, fecal incontinence ranges from an occasional leakage of stool while passing gas to a complete loss of bowel control.

Fecal incontinence is the involuntary passage of flatus or feces. The underlying etiology is often complex with multiple possible contributing factors including anorectal structural abnormalities, neurologic disorders, cognitive or behavioral dysfunction, stool consistency, or general disability (particularly age). Sometimes no cause can...