Journal article
Fecal Incontinence: a woman's view
The American journal of gastroenterology, v 101(12 Suppl), pp S610-S617
Dec 2006
PMID: 17177864
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Abstract
Fecal incontinence (FI) has a prevalence of 2-7% in the general community and increases substantially in hospitalized patients and nursing home residents. Incontinent patients often isolate themselves from society for fear of having an incontinent episode in public. Few of these patients ever discuss this ailment with their doctor, despite a significant increase in depression and anxiety. Women have gender-specific medical and surgical conditions that predispose them to FI such as pregnancy, scleroderma, MS, IBS, childbirth, and pelvic surgeries. This article will address multiple facets of FI, but will focus specifically on issues related to women.
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- Title
- Fecal Incontinence: a woman's view
- Creators
- Sara K Hawes - Drexel UniversityAsyia Ahmad
- Publication Details
- The American journal of gastroenterology, v 101(12 Suppl), pp S610-S617
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000242382500003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-33845383203
- Other Identifier
- 991019168681504721
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