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What is fecal incontinence?
Fecal incontinence is trouble controlling stool or gas, from occasional leaks to more frequent accidents. Causes include muscle or nerve injury from childbirth, surgery, diarrhea or aging, and it can be treated with diet, medicines, pelvic floor therapy or nerve stimulation. If bowel leaks affect your life in Alpharetta, Roswell or a nearby community we serve, schedule a visit.
What is fecal incontinence?
Fecal incontinence is trouble controlling stool or gas, from occasional leaks to more frequent accidents. It is a reason to come in, even if the leaks are infrequent. Our urologists at 11660 Alpharetta Hwy Ste 700 take this history in a private visit and talk through the next step.
What can cause bowel leakage?
Bowel leakage can follow muscle or nerve injury from childbirth or pelvic surgery, and it can also be tied to diarrhea or changes that come with aging. The visit starts by sorting out which of those is most likely in your case. Treatment options Advanced Urology discusses include diet, medicines, pelvic floor therapy and nerve stimulation.
How is it treated, and when should I come in?
It's common, and it's treatable with diet, medicines, pelvic floor therapy, or nerve stimulation. If bowel leaks affect your life, schedule a visit.
Request a visit at Advanced Urology to go over your options.
Questions to bring to your visit
- Which cause seems most likely in my case?
- Would diet, medicines, pelvic floor therapy or nerve stimulation be a starting point?
What happens at your visit with us?
Come ready to describe how often stool or gas leaks, and whether childbirth, pelvic surgery, diarrhea or aging is part of your history. Visits take place at our Alpharetta / Roswell office, in a private exam room, and you can bring a partner or friend if that makes the conversation easier.
When should I call us?
Call us if bowel leaks are affecting your life, even if they are occasional. A sudden change with severe abdominal pain, fever or black or bloody stool belongs in an emergency room.
How do our urologists approach this?
Our urologists look at the likely cause first, then talk through diet, medicines, pelvic floor therapy or nerve stimulation. The plan follows what you want to get back to doing, not a single path for every person.
Our urologists, physician assistants and nurse practitioners see adults from Alpharetta, Roswell, Milton, Crabapple and Mountain Park at our Alpharetta / Roswell office.
Related video
An official Advanced Urology video on fecal incontinence:
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For education, not medical advice. Every treatment has risks and benefits. Emergency? Call 911 or go to an emergency room.
Whenever you’re ready, our Alpharetta / Roswell team would be glad to hear from you.