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What Causes Bowel Urge Incontinence While Suffering From Diverticulitis?

67 year old male several months stool has changed to much darker and smaller 8 days ago severe abdominal pain pop diagnosed diverticulitis prescribed ant biotic. Pain generally subsided but feel a need to urinate and coined it difficult. Feel urge to for bowel movement but very little and small amounts. standing has some relief for awhile. worse at night help
Mon, 13 Aug 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Diberticulitis can cause slight bleeding in to your bowel and subsequent accumulation of blood can cause dark coloured stools and incontinence. You can take probiotics like vizylac for symptomatic relief. If there is hemoglobin fall, due to severe bleeding and in case of symptoms like abdominal pain or incontinence, surgical correction may be needed. You can consult gastro surgeon and he will direct you accordingly.

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What Causes Bowel Urge Incontinence While Suffering From Diverticulitis?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Diberticulitis can cause slight bleeding in to your bowel and subsequent accumulation of blood can cause dark coloured stools and incontinence. You can take probiotics like vizylac for symptomatic relief. If there is hemoglobin fall, due to severe bleeding and in case of symptoms like abdominal pain or incontinence, surgical correction may be needed. You can consult gastro surgeon and he will direct you accordingly. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.