What is neurogenic bowel disorder?
Neurogenic bowel describes a lack of nervous control which prevents the bowel from functioning correctly resulting in fecal incontinence, chronic constipation, or both. The cause of neurogenic bowel can include spinal cord injury, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis, and diabetes mellitus.
How do members experience neurogenic bowel disorder?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with neurogenic bowel disorder*
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Chronic constipation
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Bowel incontinence
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Nothing reported yet
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Abdominal cramps
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Nothing reported yet
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Pain
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*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for neurogenic bowel disorder*
Who has neurogenic bowel disorder on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
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<20 | 2 | |
20s | 4 | |
30s | 7 | |
40s | 20 | |
50s | 38 | |
60s | 28 | |
70+ | 15 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
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Male | 30 | |
Female | 84 |