Bowel Retraining
Alternate Names : Exercises for Fecal Incontinence
Biofeedback
Biofeedback is a method of providing audio or visual feedback to a person about some bodily function, such as muscle activity. In people with fecal incontinence, biofeedback is used to strengthen the tone of the rectal sphincter. A rectal plug is used to monitor the strength of the rectal muscles. A monitoring electrode may be placed on the abdomen.
The rectal plug is then attached to a computer monitor which displays a graph showing rectal muscle contractions and abdominal contractions. The person is taught how to squeeze the rectal muscle around the rectal plug, using the computer display as a guide to ensure correct technique. The person should see an improvement in symptoms after three sessions.
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