Thiswebsiteusescookiessothatwecanprovideyouwiththebestuserexperience.Bycontinuingtobrowsethesiteyouareagreeingtoouruseofcookies.ReadmoreaboutthecookiesuseandhowtochangeyoursettingsIagreeDoubleincontinence–whatitisandhowtohandleitDoubleincontinenceiswhenbladderandbowelincontinenceoccursatthesametime. Inthisarticle,wewilloutlinethecausesofdoubleincontinence,treatments,andhowyoucanhelpeasethelifeforsomeonelivingwiththisproblem.BowelincontinenceFecalincontinenceorbowelincontinencemeansyouareunabletocontrolbowelmovements,andasaneffectofthatstoolorfeceswillleakunexpectedly.Therearedifferentlevelsofbowelincontinencesymptoms–fromlighterleakagetoatotallossofbowelcontrol.Bowelincontinencecancausealotofemotionaldistresssincesuchabigpartofaperson’sdignityareaffectedwhenheorshecan’tcontrolbodilyfunctionsanymore. Avoidingsocialactivitiesisfairlycommontoo,unfortunately,andthisissomethingthatyouasacaregivercantryandsupportwith.Skinirritationisanotherissuetobeawareof.Ithappenswhentheskinisinrepeatedcontactwithfeces,whichcanleadtopainanditching.Whatcausesbowelincontinence?Bowelincontinenceisasymptomthatcanbecausedbyanumberofreasons,likediarrhea,constipation,orthroughnerveormuscledamage.Thelattertwoisusuallyconnectedtoapreviousoperationorwithgivingbirth.Ifit’scausedbydiarrheaorconstipation,it’susuallytemporary,butitcanalsobecomechronic.Bowelincontinenceisstatisticallymorecommoninoldage,butit’simportanttounderstandthatit’snotanormalpartofageing.NervedamageIfthere’saninjurytothenervesthatcontroltheanalsphincter(typicallythroughchildbirth,spinalcordinjuryorastroke),itcanleadtofecalincontinence. MuscledamageIfthemusclesattheendoftherectumareinjured,itcanbedifficulttoholdthestoolbackproperly. ConstipationChronicconstipationcancauseahardmassofstooltoformintherectum,whichthenbecomestoohardtopass.Thiscaneventuallyleadtoweakeningmuscles,thatallowsstooltoleakout.DiarrheaFecalleakageduringdiarrheaisusuallynotasignofachronicstateofincontinence,butitishardertokeeploosestoolintherectumthanregularst