{"id":5501,"date":"2016-07-21T10:13:04","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T10:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proctoclinic.gr\/diagnwsi-akrateias-kopranwn\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T10:35:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T10:35:58","slug":"diagnostic-procedure-fecal-incontinence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/proctoclinic.gr\/en\/diagnostic-procedure-fecal-incontinence\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the diagnostic procedure for fecal incontinence?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h1  blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >What is the diagnostic procedure for fecal incontinence?<\/h1><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_hr  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Besides the patient&#8217;s medical history, the doctor asks about the incontinence problem, and proceeds to a physical finger examination and possibly other medical tests, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anorectal manometry<\/strong>, which checks the tightness of the anal sphincter and its ability to respond to messages, as well as the sensitivity and function of the rectum.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rectal Ultrasound<\/strong>, which assesses the sphincter structure of the anus and the integrity of the sphincters.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Defecating Proctogram<\/strong>. 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