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Suggest Treatment For Fecal Incontinence
My 84 year old mother lost the use of her left arm, and then her right arm. She is starting to lose control of her bowels also. The doctors cannot diagnose her illness. She is also about 6 ft tall and stoops almost in half now when she walks. She also cannot feed herself.
Fri, 2 Jan 2015
Hello and welcome to HCM,
Loss of control of both arms and loss of bowel control suggest a neurological disorder.
Treatment of the condition can only be done if the underlying cause of the symptoms is found out.
Only symptomatic management of the condition can be done.
You need to consult a neurologist for clinical assessment, relevant investigations and thus management.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
Loss of control of both arms and loss of bowel control suggest a neurological disorder.
Treatment of the condition can only be done if the underlying cause of the symptoms is found out.
Only symptomatic management of the condition can be done.
You need to consult a neurologist for clinical assessment, relevant investigations and thus management.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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