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What Causes Bowel Incontinence While Sleeping?

My husband has been having stool accidents at night when sleeping....he doesn t feel the need to go but in the morning there is runny stool in his briefs and between his butt cheeks....it doesn t happen during the day and it s a brownish black color and a foul order
posted on Sun, 27 Aug 2017
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

There are many causes of bowel incontinence, such as muscle damage, nerve damage, diarrhea/constipation, loss of storage capacity in the rectum, old age or dementia etc. To find the cause, he need to see a proctologist doctor so he can evaluate the situation.

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What Causes Bowel Incontinence While Sleeping?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. There are many causes of bowel incontinence, such as muscle damage, nerve damage, diarrhea/constipation, loss of storage capacity in the rectum, old age or dementia etc. To find the cause, he need to see a proctologist doctor so he can evaluate the situation. Hope I have helped you.