Fecal Incontinence https://greenmedinfo.com/taxonomy/term/2088/all en Complete cure of urinary and faecal incontinence after intravenous vitamin B12 therapy in a patient with post-gastrectomy megaloblastic anaemia has been reported. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/complete-cure-urinary-and-faecal-incontinence-after-intravenous-vitamin-b12-th PMID:  J Nutr. 2005 Dec;135(12):2852-6. PMID: 1556528 Abstract Title:  Complete cure of urinary and faecal incontinence after intravenous vitamin B12 therapy in a patient with post-gastrectomy megaloblastic anaemia. Abstract:  The case of a 59-year-old Japanese woman with post-gastrectomy megaloblastic anaemia having urinary and faecal incontinence and paraesthesia in four extremities is described. While the haematological abnormalities were improved by administration of a total dose of 17 mg of intramuscular mecobalamin, the neurological abnormalities remained unchanged. Five months later, a total dose of 7.5 mg of mecobalamin was injected intravenously over a period of 5 weeks, although the serum level of vitamin B12 was greater than 1180 pmol l-1. Immediately after initiation of the therapy, the urinary and faecal incontinence were gradually improved, and were completely cured within 2 months. The peripheral neuropathy was also ameliorated. The effectiveness of intravenous vitamin B12 injection for the neurological abnormalities due to vitamin B12 deficiency is emphasized. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/complete-cure-urinary-and-faecal-incontinence-after-intravenous-vitamin-b12-th#comments Anemia: Megaloblastic Fecal Incontinence Gastric Surgery Incontinence: Urinary Vitamin B-12 Human: Case Report Mon, 03 Jan 2011 18:29:58 +0000 greenmedinfo 60047 at https://greenmedinfo.com Supplementation with dietary fiber (psyllium and gum arabic) improves fecal incontinence. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/supplementation-dietary-fiber-psyllium-and-gum-arabic-improves-fecal-incontine PMID:  Nurs Res. 2001 Jul-Aug;50(4):203-13. PMID: 11480529 Abstract Title:  Supplementation with dietary fiber improves fecal incontinence. Abstract:  BACKGROUND: Human studies have shown that dietary fiber affects stool composition and consistency. Because fecal incontinence has been shown to be exacerbated by liquid stools or diarrhea, management strategies that make stool consistency less loose or liquid may be useful. OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of a fiber supplement containing psyllium, gum arabic, or a placebo in community-living adults who were incontinent of loose or liquid stools. Mechanisms underlying these effects (e.g., fermentation of the fibers and water-holding capacity of stools) were examined. METHODS: Thirty-nine persons with fecal incontinence of loose or liquid stools prospectively recorded diet intake and stool characteristics and collected their stools for 8 days prior to and at the end of a 31-day fiber supplementation period. During the fiber supplementation period, they ingested psyllium, gum arabic, or a placebo by random assignment. RESULTS: In the baseline period, the groups were comparable on all variables measured. In the fiber supplementation period, (a) the proportion of incontinent stools of the groups ingesting the fiber supplements was less than half that of the group ingesting the placebo, (b) the placebo group had the greatest percentage of stools that were loose/unformed or liquid, and (c) the psyllium group had the highest water-holding capacity of water-insoluble solids and total water-holding capacity. The supplements of dietary fiber appeared to be completely fermented by the subjects as indicated by nonsignificant differences in total fiber, short chain fatty acids and pH in stools among the groups in the baseline or fiber supplementation periods. CONCLUSIONS: Supplementation with dietary fiber from psyllium or gum arabic was associated with a decrease in the percentage of incontinent stools and an improvement of stool consistency. Improvements in fecal incontinence or stool consistency did not appear to be related to unfermented dietary fiber. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/supplementation-dietary-fiber-psyllium-and-gum-arabic-improves-fecal-incontine#comments Fecal Incontinence Gum arabic Psyllium Human Study Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:12:03 +0000 greenmedinfo 42165 at https://greenmedinfo.com