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Strange Fecal Incontinence

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Hello,

I am 24 and I am living for 14 years almost with troubles with fecal matters and toilets. It all started when a teacher didn't let me go to the toilets while i was in class.
Since then, I am carrying this issue, and I can say it ruined my life until now.


Basically, right now, the problem is this: When I go out, "off routine", to unfamiliar places, with people I don't know, I get into stress, of not having a place nearby, wherever I will be, to do my needs (again, this is not urines), so I prepare myself, and release myself well before. But its always on my mind, when I am at work, and a lady asks if I wanna go eat with her, at first I get freezed, and being in a situation where I have to release myself.


When I do new things, I get a little stressed\anxious, my bowel starts feeling heavy, and I feel the need to go, even If I went earlier. And the weight just goes on and on, gasses starts to exit, and a PAIN is felt in my lower stomach, an intense pain. At this point, I know, I will have to find a discreet place to do my business otherwise I'll poo in my pants.

So, when I do find the place - and do my needs - the excrements are soft - not liquid. If I was at home, all day long, at that point, my poo would have been nice and ferm...

I went to doctors, and felt like they didn't understand me. I tried diets, Imodium (which in the end were useless cause my body got used to it - or my mind?-). Please help me, I want to be normal. What is wrong? is it psychological? is it physical? Does anyone feel the same? will I ever be able to go out and not think of toilets all the time?


Please help..My life sucks...Thank you,
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replied April 7th, 2009
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It looks like you have a disturbed defecation reflex, that can be triggered by ignoring the urge to defecate.
This reflex is part of parasympathetic system and stress can affect it.

You'll need to practice behavioral and relaxation therapy, and drug therapy to reduce the stress and drugs that can affect over sensitive parasympathetic autonomic nervous system.


Talk with your physician!
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