Elderly people can usually hang up gastroenterology, neurology and oncology for examination.
1. Gastroenterology: As the elderly age, the anal sphincter function weakens, the bowel control function declines, there will be incontinence. If the anal sphincter dysfunction causes fecal incontinence in the elderly, you can go to the gastroenterology department for examination.
2. Neurology: the elderly fecal incontinence, considering that the patient’s own nervous system dysfunction, it is recommended that the patient should go to the neurology department of the regular hospital in a timely manner, to do electromyography, to determine whether there is any neurological abnormality.
3. Oncology: if rectal cancer, anal canal cancer and other diseases invade the anal sphincter of the elderly, it may cause fecal incontinence, and in this case, it is necessary to consult oncology department to clarify the cause.
If fecal incontinence causes skin irritation, you can also go to the dermatology department for consultation and treatment.
Which department to go to should be considered according to the primary cause of incontinence.