However, such development must also take into account looser fecal material that will also enter such systems and is likely to be significantly less effectively removed by physical processes.
These factors are fecal loading, loose stools, anorectal incontinence, comorbidity, impaired physical function, and impaired cognitive function (Barrett 2002).
With or without a weakness in the external anal sphincter, diarrhea or loose stool may lead to fecal incontinence [ 37].
Body weight, fecal pellet number, loose stool rate and sacchar-intake at baseline did not differ between the two paradigms (P > 0.05; Fig. 1a, b, c, d, e).
Functional disability, fecal loading and loose stools were all contributory factors for FI in the majority of patients in these settings.
Fecal loading, cognitive impairment, loose stools, functional disability, comorbidity and anorectal incontinence are recognized as factors contributing to loss of fecal continence in older adults.
Management appears to result in a cure for those who are not significantly disabled with loose stools as a cause for their fecal incontinence, but this would need to be confirmed by further research.
In the case of watery or loose stools, stool collectors (Flexi-Seal FMS (fecal management system); ConvaTec Woerden) were used; hard stools were collected directly from the hygiene pads.
In our study, 69.1% of people used loose tobacco, which may increase the chance of fecal-oral contamination since the tobacco is handled by either rolling it in paper or placing it in a pipe.
Diarrhea or loose stool has shown to be a significant predictor of fecal incontinence in nursing home residents [ 7, 20, 36].
