At 86, my dad looks in his 70's and is healthy and active. Mom died 4 yrs ago and we talk more freely about "delicate" things than ever before in my life :):) Just last week, he said he had gotten an enema because ALWAYS has a regular bowel movement everyday and hadn't had one in three days. A week before that he had a sudden case of diarrhea....and didn't get to the bathroom on time - making a mess he had to clean up. Just this afternoon around 4 pm, (we were outside his home talking with a neighbor when he suddenly excused himself). After 10 minutes, I went inside and he hollered that he had an accident and was cleaning himself and would shower.
Again, we NEVER used to talk like this (I'm a 66 yr old daughter who lives in town)..... Should I encourage him to see the doctor? This has just been happening (that I know of) in the last couple of months.