What to do if an older person has an involuntary bowel movement

Elderly people do not consciously have stool out may be anorectal lesions, neurological lesions and other reasons, can be adjusted through diet, anal sphincter exercise, surgical treatment, and so on. 1. Dietary regulation: eat more high-fiber and nutritious food, avoid stimulating food. If there is inflammation in the rectum of the anal canal, antibiotics can be taken symptomatically, such as metronidazole. If there is inflammation of perianal skin, you should often keep the perianal area clean, keep it dry or apply topical medicine. 2. Anal sphincter exercise: the method is to ask the patient to contract the anus (anal lifting), lifting the anus about 500 times a day, each time to adhere to a few seconds, which can enhance the function of the anal sphincter. 3. Stimulation of anal sphincter contraction: neurogenic anal incontinence, electrical stimulation therapy and acupuncture therapy can be used. Electrical stimulation therapy is to stimulate the electrode placed in the external sphincter, with electrical stimulation of the anal sphincter and the anal muscle to produce regular contractions, part of the anal incontinence patients can be improved. 4. Surgical treatment: according to the cause of the disease, anal sphincter repair surgery, anterior anal sphincter folding surgery. Elderly people do not consciously have stool out, it is recommended that timely consultation, improve the examination, clear diagnosis, symptomatic treatment.