Can hemorrhoids cause fecal incontinence?

Hemorrhoids are a very common disease. It is said that nine out of ten people suffer from hemorrhoids, which shows how common they are. After suffering from hemorrhoids, it will be inconvenient to walk and you cannot sit still. After a dozen days, the pain will be relieved and the lump will gradually soften. If you have blood in your stool due to hemorrhoids, you need to seek treatment immediately, as it will not heal on its own. If left untreated, it is likely to cause shock due to excessive blood loss. So, can hemorrhoids cause fecal incontinence?

Most of the time, after defecation or strenuous activity, you will feel a protruding lump in the anus, severe pain, limited movement, and even restlessness.

When talking about the symptoms of hemorrhoids or anal fissures, most people may think of pain, blood in the stool, etc. In fact, hemorrhoids can also cause fecal incontinence.

Fecal incontinence refers to the phenomenon that patients cannot control their bowel movements and flatulence at will, and feces are often discharged unconsciously.

Classification of fecal incontinence Depending on the degree of incontinence, fecal incontinence can be divided into:

1. Complete incontinence: the patient is completely unable to control bowel movements at will, and feces and intestinal fluid may flow out when coughing, walking or sleeping.

2. Incomplete incontinence: the patient can control dry stools but cannot control loose stools, and loose stools often flow out when diarrhea occurs.

3. Sensory incontinence. When the loose stool reaches the anus, the patient will feel it and the anal sphincter will begin to contract. At this time, a small amount of loose stool and mucus will flow out.

Why does fecal incontinence occur? Traditional Chinese medicine believes that fecal incontinence is caused by the decline of Qi and blood, insufficient Qi in the middle, Qi deficiency and sinking, the inability to contract the anus, or trauma or improper treatment.

There are both congenital and acquired factors that cause fecal incontinence. Congenital factors include congenital absence of anal sphincter, incomplete development of anorectal ring, spina bifida, myelomeningocele, etc. Acquired factors include: ① surgical factors, such as high perianal abscess, high anal fistula, etc. ② nerve damage factors such as stroke, etc.

Perhaps the most well-known harm caused by hemorrhoids is the pain. The pain during defecation is unbearable, but hemorrhoids can also cause fecal incontinence. Everyone must be shocked to hear this, how serious the consequences of fecal incontinence are. Let's talk about the treatment of fecal incontinence caused by hemorrhoids. Surgical treatment and medication application are available. You cannot sit for a period of time after the operation and can only lie down.

Patients should eat less spicy and irritating food, not drink alcohol, drink more water, eat more water vegetables and fruits, exercise more, have bowel movements at regular times and places every day, at least once, do not play with mobile phones in the bathroom, squatting for too long can easily aggravate the condition, and do not be depressed, which will cause constipation. Don't sit for long periods of time; do some exercise.