Painful Stool (Hard, Large, Bleeding) Causes and Remedies
Passing stool should not be painful but if it is then there may be some problem with the lower bowels, rectum or anus. >> Read More ...
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Bowel Accidents – Causes of Accidental Bowel Movements
Having an accident with bowel movements is not only embarrassing and inconvenient but it is also an indication that there is an underlying medical problem. Most children are toilet trained by the age of 4 years and bowel accidents are rare later in childhood, except when it occurs with diarrheal illnesses like >> Read More ...
Pain Before Bowel Movement (Passing Stool) Causes
Having a bowel movement is not something that most of us give much thought to on the average day. However, for some people it can be marked with pain and discomfort which makes an otherwise mundane body process an unpleasant event to fear. Pain before, during or after a bowel movement is not normal. When it does occur, it >> Read More ...
Explosive Diarrhea (Violent, Loud Bowel Movements)
What is explosive diarrhea? Explosive diarrhea is a descriptive term to describe very frequent bowel movements that is expelled in an almost violent nature and is usually excessively loud. Although diarrhea is a common symptom from childhood to the senior years, explosive diarrhea can be very distressing. It is important >> Read More ...
Bowel Emptying Process and Problems
What are the bowels? The bowels are the intestines which are the longest part of the human gut. There are two sections – the small intestine and the large intestine. Each section is in turn divided into separate areas depending on its anatomical location, difference in structure or function. The small intestines is >> Read More ...
Overactive Bowel Movements (Hyperactive Bowel) Causes
The term diarrhea which indicates the passing of more than 200g or 200ml of stool usually in more than three bowel movements within a 24 hours does not account for every change in bowel habit. With diarrhea, the stool is either watery or of a loose consistency and often accompanied by other symptoms like urgency to >> Read More ...
Frequent Bowel Movements – What Causes It?
A bowel movement or defecation is the passing of stool through the anus. Normally, it occurs anywhere between one to two times a day to three times or more a week. If it occurs more often or less frequently than the norm, then it is often classified as diarrhea or constipation respectively. However, the definition of >> Read More ...
Fecal Incontinence (Uncontrollable Bowel Movements)
What is fecal incontinence? Fecal incontinence is the impairment of bowel control leading to involuntary defecation. It is also referred to as bowel incontinence or anal incontinence. Normal continence depends on both voluntary and involuntary mechanisms. This is discussed further under defecation. Conscious control of the >> Read More ...
Defecation and Reflexes (Involuntary and Voluntary Bowel Movements)
What is defecation? Defecation is the process of passing out stool (feces) through the anus. This eliminates waste material from the rectum and colon. The process of defecation should be painless, regular and to a certain degree, it is under voluntary >> Read More ...