Everytime I fart, I seriously POOP my pants. Sometimes I can't hold it in and I have to rush to the bathroom and ALWAYS have to change my underwear. Seriously, is there something wrong with my bowels? It's sorta always been like this, I poop in them every other day (I try to hold in farts with EVERY chance I get!) My parents actually bought DEPENDS for me!! They brought them home and I was MORTIFIED.. I just started crying and my mom actually found it funny. Dad didn't, but he honestly thought i should use them. I just dont know what to do, I'm sure not many people suffer this situation. Is there a conditional name for this? I mean, I'm only 16 years old, this should NOT be happening to me...
2006-11-28 19:49:27 · 7 answers · asked by sally b 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Yeah, it could be alot of things. It's certainly a medical issue and it's not right that your parents are dismissing it and joking about it like that when it is obviously a serious social issue for their daughter.
You do need their support because you need to talk to a doctor about it. A gastroenterologist would tell you about IBS and help you see if is something along those lines. I believe the name for your symptom would be "fecal incontinence" so I would try to Google that term and see what you find. A proctologist is a butt doctor and is concerned about things like that too, and might be the place to go and less embarrassing for you because you know the guy deals with butts all day long.
You basically have two sphincter muscles. The outside one is the one you squeeze voluntarily, but it is the involuntary sphincter that monitors the difference between gas and poo. For some reason your involuntary sphincter muscle is not working properly. and I do think you should be medically evaluated to find out what the problem is and if it can be repaired. It may not be a serious medical problem, but it is a problem that poses real serious social problems for you that may be entirely unnecessary, and that's important. You need to convince them that this problem isn't normal and you want to see a proctologist. If it is just a weak muscle I believe there is physical therapy to address that.
Good luck with it. Here's one link: http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/fecalincontinence/index.htm
2006-11-28 20:33:51 · answer #1 · answered by Kaelen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your right, this shouldn't be happening.And it was absolutely bad form to laugh at you. You need to see your doctor, the sooner the better. If your doc mentions a colonoscopy or maybe a barium enema choose the colonoscopy, don't worry their a breeze(been there done that). Your parents care(your mom blew it by laughing) thier just trying the best they can. Laughing and smiling can be a defense mechanism so cut her a very little break. GOOD LUCK to you.
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2006-11-28 20:00:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Might be something called IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome). I would definately see a doctor. I am sorry your parents are not more concerned about this.
2006-11-28 20:00:41 · answer #3 · answered by mamakerry13 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be something wrong with the bowel. Could also be something neurological causing you to not be able to hold it....you need to see a professional to figure this out!!
2006-11-28 20:45:11 · answer #4 · answered by KAZ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he's a rude, selfish, hypocritical, inconsiderate, condescending, overopinionated, stuck-up bad boy, dump him or reject him and tell other girls to avoid him!
2016-01-01 01:43:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best see a doctor and sort it out.
2006-11-28 19:53:50 · answer #6 · answered by Steamysteam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy some gaint papmers
2006-11-28 20:42:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋