Parcopresis
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What is parcopresis?
Parcopresis is a name coined to represent psychogenic fecal retention which is the inability to defecate when other people are perceived or likely to be around (e.g. in the same public toilet, the same house or the same building). The analogous condition that affects urination is paruresis.
Common symptoms reported by people with parcopresis
Treatments taken by people for parcopresis
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Compare treatments taken by people with parcopresis
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have parcopresis through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with parcopresis? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has parcopresis on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 50 say parcopresis is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 2 | |
| 20s | 18 | |
| 30s | 15 | |
| 40s | 9 | |
| 50s | 5 | |
| 60s | 2 | |
| 70+ | 0 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 6 | |
| 20-29 years | 0 | |
| 30-39 years | 0 | |
| 40-49 years | 0 | |
| 50-59 years | 0 | |
| 60-69 years | 0 | |
| 70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 20 | |
| Female | 34 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 3 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 5 |