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Bowel incontinence
I am 73 yr old femal with diagnosed Celiac, Microscopic Colitis and IBS. i don’t have diarrhea, BM’s are either soft formed or constipated small hard stool, but either way I can be incontenant of small amount of stool. I wear a pad in close knit underwear with legs, so nothing can escape. Any advice from people with same problem would be comforting and useful. I would like to know how you handled it on social occasions.
Thank you, Emyliander
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I hear you and I also have done all it. I am 70 also.. waiting to see if Mayo will see me as a patient. Good luck with your appointment! Are you going to Mayo?
I am currently going through pelvic floor rehab for not being able to hold back a bowel movement sometimes - mostly when the stool is rather soft. I just found out about a therapy for overactive bladder or fecal incontinence. It's called Axonics. My gynecologist is a uro-gynecologist who performs this procedure. I plan to schedule a consult with him about it. From what I've read, it's sort of like a pacemaker implanted in the buttocks that helps the nerves in the sacral area communicate with the brain to improve symptoms. It looks like you go through trial period with an external unit and if successful, they can implant it.
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I can understand your skepticism about the device in your abdomen. I am considering it as well.
Just a thought: I choose to look at it as being similar to having a pacemaker for your heart. Doctors have been doing those successfully for many years and patients have been helped. It might be wise to ask your doctor if it can be removed if there is a problem.
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