Whether paraplegic patients can recover from fecal incontinence depends on the severity of paraplegia, as well as cooperating with the doctor to carry out post-treatment and rehabilitation training, so as to improve the frequency of onset.
Incomplete paraplegia, partial sensory and motor functions can be retained below the level of nerve injury, and fecal incontinence can be improved through rehabilitation training; complete paraplegia, complete loss of sensory and motor functions below the level of spinal cord injury, and fecal incontinence, if it occurs, is very difficult to recover.
Paraplegics need to stay in bed for a long period of time, and it is difficult for them to recover completely once they develop fecal incontinence. Most paraplegics cannot take care of themselves. The key is to take good care of themselves on a daily basis, including stool care, daily turning, personal cleansing, dietary care, etc., to avoid retrograde infections and bedsores.
If paraplegic patients have fecal incontinence, they should go to regular hospitals in time to improve the consistency and frequency of bowel movements through antidiarrheal medication, and they can undergo professional rehabilitation training under the guidance of rehabilitation doctors, and if the patient’s condition permits, they can undergo pelvic floor muscle training, which can alleviate the symptom of fecal incontinence to a certain extent.