Prevention Of Fecal & Urinary Incontinence

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Contents 1 Management 2 More General Terms 3 Additional Terms 4 References

Management

• behavioral changes

• avoid obesity
• increase physical activity
• improve diet
• don't smoke

• pelvic muscle exercises ( Kegel exercises) may benefit

• women in 1st year after delivery
• older women
• men who have had prostate surgery

• management of comorbidities

• diabetes
• irritable bowel syndrome
• inflammatory bowel disease
• neurologic conditions
• impaired mobility
• depression
• diarrhea
• constipation
• urinary urgency

• avoidance of routine episiotomy during labor can prevent fecal incontinence [1,2]

More General Terms

• prophylaxis (prevention, ppx)
• geriatrics

Additional Terms

• fecal incontinence (anal incontinence, bowel incontinence)
• urinary incontinence (UI)

References

1. Landefild CS et al, National Institues of Health state-of-the-science conference statement: Prevention of fecal and urinary incontinence in adults. Ann Intern Med 2008, 148:449 PMID: [1]
2. Shamliyan TA et al, Systematic review: Randomized, controlled trials of nonsurgical treatments of urinary incontinence in women. Ann Intern Med 2008, 148:459 PMID: [2]

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