Fecal incontinence and parity in the Dutch population: A cross-sectional analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is assumed that pregnancy and childbirth increase the risk of developing fecal incontinence (FI).

Objective

We investigated the incidence of FI in groups of nulliparous and parous women.

Methods

Retrospectively, we studied a cross-section of the Dutch female population (N = 680) who completed the Groningen Defecation & Fecal Continence questionnaire. We also analyzed a subgroup of healthy women (n = 572) and a subgroup of women with comorbidities (n = 108).

Results

The prevalence of FI and the Vaizey and Wexner scores did not differ significantly between nulliparous and parous women. Parous women were 1.6 times more likely to experience fecal urgency than nulliparous women (95% CI, 1.0-2.6, p = 0.042). Regression analys

SUBMITTER: van Meegdenburg MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6068786 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature