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Bowel or fecal incontinence and how to manage it
Digestive Health | Last Active: Oct 20 11:52am | Replies (210)Comment receiving replies
I am 80, male. I have the same issue, plus heavy bleeding from the penis. The issues are brought on by Gelsolin and Fukutin Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy. I have to wear pads, front and back, and take Miralax-type laxative, and eat lots of prunes if I can avoid the problems. Sad you have the stuff, but glad to know there are others out there. The new longer and wider pads, up to 7" x 23" help a lot, but no swimming. The bleeding is from the leatherized and fragile urinary sphincter. I have to force a catheter through it because it is so tough. Same toughness with the fecal sphincter.
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sorry to read this @oldkarl... its scary too. mine is/was from radiation cystitis/damage when pelvic radiation for cancer... but what actually starts the bleeding is unknown...but the rest of the time I have a lot of bladder infections. *I just remembered one thing.... I used to LOVE sitting in a Sitz bath of warm water... until I wondered if it was contributing to my numerous bladder infections?? Because after sitting in the Sitz bath there sometimes would be a tiny bit of feces in the water which, of course, could enter a woman's bladder... so no more Sitz baths although still have more than I would like UTI's.
Oh that sounds so painful having to use a catheter...... not the type of thing we can chat to a neighbour about about, so glad we can on here! J.