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Lekkasje av avføring

Lekkasje av luft eller avføring kalles anal inkontinens. Det kan skyldes forandringer i og rundt analkanalen, eventuelt svekket lukkemuskel.

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Manglende kontroll over avføringen kan være et resultat av høy alder med dertil hørende svakere muskler og muskelkontroll.

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5. jan. 2021

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Hva er anal inkontinens?

Anal inkontinens kan innebære at man lekker, eller at man må springe på toalettet så snart trangen melder seg for å unngå lekkasje. Dette er et vanlig problem som hyppigst rammer kvinner. Forekomsten øker med alderen og er særlig høy i sykehjem. Utenom i eldreomsorgen, så regner vi med at det er minst 15-30.000 personer i Norge som plages av dette - kanskje enda flere, da de fleste av oss regner dette som et flaut tema som man helst ikke snakker om.

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Det er imidlertid et problem som hos mange kan behandles med godt resultat. Personer med denne typen problem bør derfor oppfordres til å søke hjelp.

Se egen artikkel om avføringslekkasje hos barn.

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Dette dokumentet er basert på det profesjonelle dokumentet Fekal inkontinens blant voksne . Referanselisten for dette dokumentet vises nedenfor

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