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The biggest risk is if the person is wheelchair bound or bedbound. Fecal incontinence can lead to skin breakdown, leading to decubitus ulcer(s) of the skin.
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What is the prognosis for a patient with fecal incontinence?
Fecal incontinence is a problem that usually responds well to professional medical treatment, even among elderly and institutionalized patients. If complete bowel control cannot be restored, the impact of incontinence on everyday life can.
What happens if the rectum is damaged?
Symptoms of rectal damage include pain in the anus and rectum and rectal bleeding from the lining. These are rarely life threatening symptoms. Fecal incontinence is another symptom. Fecal incontinence refers to leakage of mucus, blood or stool from the anus.Small deep wounds can be closed with simple suture. More serious bowel injury should be treated with resection and anastomosis (taking the damaged piece out and then sewing the good ends together).
Is a life threatening?
It is not life threatening if it is minor.
How do you phrase life-threatening in a sentence?
He had a life-threatening illness.
What does life threatening mean?
Life threatening means that you could lose your life over it. If you have a life threatening illness, it is possible that you could lose your life over the illness.
Is a heart attack life threatening?
YES!!!!!! it is very life threatening!
If something is stuck in my throat will i choke?
If an object or food is stuck in a persons throat, they will choke if it is a life threatening situation. In most cases, the object or food will flow through the digestive tract as it turns into fecal matter.
What heat illness is life-threatening?
Heat stroke is immediately life threatening.
Is alcoholism a life threatening disease?
Yes, alcoholism can be a life-threatening disease.
What is the different between life threatening and non life threatening emergencies?
to be true a non threatening emergency is when you have a problem but it isn't a life or death problem
What is the meaning of the life - threatening?
Life threatening is when you are risking yourself, and if something goes wrong, you will lose your life
Can food poisoning be life threatening?
Yes, it can be life threatening if somehow chemicals get into your food
