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prevention of fecal & urinary incontinence
Management:
1) behavioral changes
a) avoid obesity
b) increase physical activity
c) improve diet
d) don't smoke
2) pelvic muscle exercises (Kegel exercises) may benefit
a) women in 1st year after delivery
b) older women
c) men who have had prostate surgery
3) management of comorbidities
a) diabetes
b) irritable bowel syndrome
c) inflammatory bowel disease
d) neurologic conditions
e) impaired mobility
f) depression
g) diarrhea
h) constipation
i) urinary urgency
4) avoidance of routine episiotomy during labor can prevent fecal incontinence [1,2]
Related
fecal incontinence; anal incontinence; bowel incontinence; includes: encopresis
urinary incontinence (UI)
General
prophylaxis (prevention, ppx)
References
- 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: 18268289
- Shamliyan TA et al,
Systematic review: Randomized, controlled trials of nonsurgical
treatments of urinary incontinence in women.
Ann Intern Med 2008, 148:459
PMID: 18268288