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During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques to assess the symptom: Incontinence. These will include a physical examination and possibly diagnostic tests. (Note: A physical exam is always done, diagnostic tests may or may not be performed depending on the suspected condition) Your doctor will ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to openly share any pertinent information to help your doctor make an accurate diagnosis.
It is also very important to bring an up-to-date list of all of your all medical conditions, medications including dosages, and names of numbers of any specialist you see.
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Why: to determine if acute or chronic.
Why: intermittent bowel incontinence may suggest epilepsy or delirium.
Why: a small volume would suggest an anal fissure, hemorrhoids, diarrhea, post-operative incontinence after a removal of a fistula or other surgery in the rectal area.
Why: if aware only after the event it suggests an associated sensory loss e.g. cauda equina lesion.
Why: If the volume of urine released is small, stress incontinence and vesicovaginal fistula should be considered. If the volume of urine released is large should consider a neurological condition or an enlarged prostate with bladder neck obstruction.
Why: e.g. for fistula repair - anal surgery may not present with incontinence immediately after the surgery but may occur years after.
Why: especially history of a prolonged difficult vaginal delivery, unsatisfactory repair of episiotomy or third degree tear. May not present with incontinence immediately after but may occur years after.
Why: to determine risk of syphilis and also to determine risk of sphincter trauma e.g. anal sex or sexual assault.
Why: may be cause of bowel incontinence.
Why: may suggest anal ulcer, inflammatory bowel disease, rectal prolapse or hemorrhoids as the cause of bowel incontinence.
Why: may suggest rectal cancer, ulcerative colitis, hemorrhoids or anal fissure as the cause of bowel incontinence.
Why: may suggest diarrhea (most common), rectal cancer or proctitis (inflammation of the rectum) as the cause of bowel incontinence.
Why: may indicate rectal prolapse or hemorrhoids as the cause of bowel incontinence.
Why: may suggest urinary tract infection as cause of urinary incontinence.
Why: e.g. small amount of urine leaks when coughing, laughing, jumping.
Why: e.g. need to pass urine frequently, often several times at night as well as during the day, urgency to make it to the toilet to urinate.
The following list of conditions have 'Incontinence' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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The following list of medical conditions have 'Incontinence'
or similar listed as a medical complication in our database.
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